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West Morris Central High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
259 Bartley Road
Chester, NJ 07930
Phone
(908) 879-5212
District
West Morris Regional High School District
County
MORRIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
994
Classroom Teachers
84

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.2% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

West Morris Central High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
72%
44%
76%
50%
68%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 216 21.7%
Grade 10 266 26.8%
Grade 11 240 24.1%
Grade 12 252 25.4%
Total 994 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.3% 79.2% 40.1%
Black 1.1% 1.7% 15.1%
Hispanic 12.6% 13.6% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.9% 5.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 1.1% 1.1% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 1.1% 1.1% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,366 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 387.5 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.5% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.5% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 33.3% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,249 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 2.7% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.2% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 69.7% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 62.8% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.0% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.3% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 6.0% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 4.6% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.1% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 3.2% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,853 $31,428,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,549 $5,394,000 8.8%
Staff $1,109 $2,346,000 3.8%
General Administration $578 $1,224,000 2.0%
School Administration $1,245 $2,635,000 4.3%
Operation $2,161 $4,573,000 7.5%
Transportation $405 $858,000 1.4%
Other $609 $1,288,000 2.1%
Total Support $8,657 $18,318,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,418 $11,464,000 18.7%
Total Expenditures $28,927 $61,210,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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