Morris Chsd 101, IL - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Morris Chsd 101

Morris CHSD 101 is a high school district serving grades nine through twelve in Grundy County, Illinois, centered on Morris and adjacent communities. The district operates a single high school, Morris Community High School, and serves a student body of roughly nine hundred students distributed fairly evenly across the four grades.

The district's student population is predominantly white, with a Latino enrollment around one quarter of the total. Other racial and ethnic groups each represent a small portion of the enrollment. Free-and-reduced-price lunch data was not available, so the economic profile of the student body cannot be directly assessed from the provided information. The district does not publicly report counts or rates for students with individualized education programs or English learners, which is typical for many Illinois high school districts that do not track these metrics at the district aggregate level.

State testing data for Morris CHSD 101 in science at grades five and eight was not available. Because the district serves only grades nine through twelve, the absence of elementary and middle school science proficiency results is expected; those grades are not within the district's operational scope. No high school proficiency data, graduation rate, or other state assessment results were reported, leaving a significant gap in the academic picture. A parent seeking to understand how students perform on standardized measures would need to contact the district directly or consult school-level data if available.

Among Grundy County's districts, Morris CHSD 101 sits in the bottom quartile for chronic absenteeism, meaning absenteeism rates are higher here than at most neighboring districts in the county. This is worth exploring with the school, as chronic absences often correlate with academic outcomes and student engagement. Per-pupil spending falls in the lower-middle range for the county, reflecting a more modest resource investment than some peer districts but not the lowest in the group.

The Morris area itself sits in a moderate housing market. Home values have appreciated modestly, and rental costs are reasonable relative to regional benchmarks. Monthly mortgage obligations and rent burden, as a share of household income, are both manageable for households earning around the median. The local economic environment includes stable employment, with recent unemployment rates in line with national trends. This context suggests the community is neither affluent nor economically stressed, but rather a stable, working-to-middle-class corridor.

The district is experiencing meaningful change. In April 2025, voters approved a major capital referendum to fund a substantial addition to Morris Community High School. The project will bring new classrooms, science and engineering labs, performing arts facilities, a renovated cafeteria and library, improved security access, and significant mechanical and technological upgrades. This construction will reshape the campus and carry property tax implications. The district has also recently completed a transition away from the Redskins mascot, adopting Warriors as the new identity in February 2026, a change that will be visible across athletics, signage, and school culture.

For prospective families, Morris CHSD 101 presents a mainstream four-year high school in a working-class Illinois town undergoing infrastructure and identity renewal. The chronic absenteeism metric warrants conversation with the school about student engagement and support systems. State assessment and graduation data are absent from the available records, which limits the ability to evaluate academic performance directly; families should request this information and any available school-level data when evaluating the district's instructional quality and college and career readiness.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

930

Grades

09–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 23%

Black 2%

White 70%

Asian 1%

Two+ 3%

Am. Indian / AK Native 1%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

Schools in this District

1 schools are officially reported under this district.

Morris Community High School

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$313,527

Year-over-year change+5.0%

Range across 3 ZIP codes$312K to $385K

vs. state typical1.08x

vs. national typical0.85x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (3 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
60450	Morris	$312K	+5.0%	97.0%
60447	Minooka	$369K	+4.1%	2.0%
60541	Newark	$385K	+5.4%	1.0%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,453/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
60450	Morris	$1,453	—	97.0%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$1,582/mo

Home price / national median income3.7x

Annual rent / national median income20.8%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$129/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$290,210 (+4.9% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Academic Performance
Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.