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Morris High School can trace its history back to 1872 when classes were held on the second floor of the old Center School building. The high school then moved to its own site on Franklin Street in 1898, with two wings added in 1914. A $1.2 million referendum in 1949 was successfully passed, and shortly thereafter the current building was built.
The following is a list of school districts in Illinois.As of July 1, 2023, there were 852 public school districts, including 368 elementary districts, 97 high school districts, 386 unit districts, and one Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice district, and two cooperative high schools.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 5,708 students and 457.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. [1] In addition to its PreK–12 program, the Morris School District operates a Community School that offers an extensive adult school curriculum.
Apr. 5—The Morris Central School District will soon have a new superintendent. The district's Board of Education appointed Jamie Maistros to the position at a meeting March 31, according to a ...
Morris is located in northeast Grundy County along U.S. Route 6 and Illinois Route 47 and on the north side of the Illinois River [8] [9] at an elevation of 515 feet (157 m). [ 1 ] According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Morris has a total area of 11.64 square miles (30.15 km 2 ), of which 11.28 square miles (29.22 km 2 ) (or 96.92%) is ...
The Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve lies to the east of Cypress. Illinois Route 37 passes through the village. According to the 2010 census, Cypress has a total area of 0.753 square miles (1.95 km 2), of which 0.75 square miles (1.94 km 2) (or 99.6%) is land and 0.003 square miles (0.01 km 2) (or 0.4%) is water. [5]
The historic district reflects the history of Morris, Illinois as a canal town on the Illinois & Michigan Canal. Named after canal commissioner Isaac N. Morris, the town became the Grundy County seat in 1841 and was originally platted a year later. The earliest of the buildings were built in the 1850s, shortly after the canal's construction.
The Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering (AMSE) is a four-year magnet public high school program intended to prepare students for STEM careers. Housed on the campus of Morris Hills High School in Rockaway, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, it is a joint endeavor between the Morris County Vocational School District and the Morris Hills Regional District.