Editing Morris Plains, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Morris Plains Schools]] educate public school students from [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://sites.google.com/mpsdk8.org/mpsdk8/home About], Morris Plains Schools. Accessed January 21, 2025. "The Morris Plains Schools is a comprehensive public school district that educates students from Pre-K through eighth grade from Morris Plains, in Morris County, New Jersey. The district, comprising of two schools, has an enrollment of approximately 600 students. Graduating eighth graders attend Morristown High School for grades nine through twelve, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Morris School District, which also serves the communities of Morristown and Morris Township."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 601 students and 66.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3410770&DistrictID=3410770 District information for Morris Plains School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410770 School Data for the Morris Plains Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are
Mountain Way School<ref>[https://sites.google.com/mpsdk8.org/mwschool/home Mountain Way School], Morris Plains Schools. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref> with 209 students in grades PreK–2 and 
Morris Plains Borough School<ref>[https://sites.google.com/mpsdk8.org/borough/home Morris Plains Borough School], Morris Plains Schools. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref> with 391 students in grades 3–8.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/3380 School Performance Reports for the Morris Plains Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3380 New Jersey School Directory for the Morris Plains Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Students in public school for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Morristown High School]], as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Morris School District]] which also serves the communities of [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]] and [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]] (for grades K–12).<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/27/3385/050.html Morristown High School 2016 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 18, 2020. "Comprised of 1,848 ethnically diverse students speaking more than 20 different languages, the educational program serves the students entrusted to the school by its communities: Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,856 students and 137.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.5:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410810&ID=341081004366 School data for Morristown High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>

St. Virgil Academy, founded in 1910, was a [[Catholic school]] serving students in preschool through eighth grade (including Pre-K–3 and Pre-K–4) that operated under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]]. The school was closed at the end of the 2015–2016 school year in the wake of declining enrollment and the rising costs of covering the school's deficits.<ref>[http://www.evergreeneditions.com/article/St._Virgil_Academy_In_Morris_Plains_To_Close_At_End_Of_Current_School_Year/2510796/312630/article.html "St. Virgil Academy In Morris Plains To Close At End Of Current School Year"], ''The Beacon'', June 16, 2016. Accessed February 13, 2020. "After 106 years of providing a Catholic education to students in Morris Plains and beyond, St. Virgil Academy will close its doors when the school year ends this week.... two most important reasons for this decision are: very low enrollment and extremely high financial obligations on the part of our parish."</ref>