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Morristown Jr-Sr High School

๐Ÿ“ 223 S Patterson St, Morristown, Shelby County, 46161

320
Pupils
12.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Morristown Jr-Sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Morristown, Shelby County. The school has 320 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shelby Eastern Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Shelby Eastern Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Morristown Jr-Sr High School enrolls 320 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.

Male students
172 (54%)
Female students
148 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student-teacher ratio
12.3:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White30294%
Hispanic or Latino72.2%
Two or more races61.9%
Black or African American2<1%
Asian2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

130 of the school's 320 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 6โ€“12Title I

Morristown Jr-Sr High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-60, state senate district 28, state house district 57.

School district: Shelby Eastern Schools

Morristown Jr-Sr High School is one of 4 schools in Shelby Eastern Schools, based in Shelbyville, Indiana. The district serves 1,292 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 320 students, Morristown Jr-Sr High School is close to the district average of about 323 students per school.

1,292
District students
4
Schools
84
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
95%
Graduation rate
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (3) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Distant

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