Grades 9-12 Enrollment 2,685 (as of 2014-15) District Factor Group I Number of students 2,685 (2014–2015) Faculty 206.4 | Business administrator L. Douglas Pechanec Student-teacher ratio 13.0:1 Schools 2 Superintendent Michael Ben-David | |
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The West Morris Regional High School District is a limited purpose regional public high school district in New Jersey that serves students from the surrounding Morris County communities of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township. Elementary school students of the constituent municipalities attend separate K-8 school districts maintained by four of the five municipalities; Chester Borough and Chester Township schools are consolidated under the Chester Township Public School District and the remaining three municipalities each have their own districts (Mendham Borough Schools, Mendham Township Public Schools and Washington Township Schools).
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Map of West Morris Regional High School District, NJ, USA
As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 2,685 students and 206.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Both schools in the district are fully accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the International Baccalaureate program. In August 2015, West Morris Central (ranked 151st) and Mendham (18th) were ranked among "America's Top High Schools 2015" by Newsweek magazine.
History
The district was established in March 1956, with the first school opening on September 1, 1958, at what is now West Morris Central. The district originally included Mount Olive Township, until that municipality voted to leave the regional system. Students from Mount Olive Township attended West Morris Central High School until 1972. West Morris Mount Olive High School, in Flanders, opened in 1972 and was operated by the regional district until the 1978-1979 school year, with the West Morris Mount Olive High School Class of 1978 being the last graduating class from this facility under the regional administration. The high school building and remaining faculty became part of the Mount Olive Township School District and is operated as Mount Olive High School.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
The district's board of education is composed of nine members, with five from Washington Township, two from Chester Borough / Chester Township and one each from Mendham Borough and Mendham Township.