Hanover Park Regional High School District

The Hanover Park Regional High School District is a comprehensive regional public school district that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from three communities in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Students come from East Hanover Township, Florham Park and Hanover Township.[3][4]

Hanover Park Regional High School District
Address
75 Mount Pleasant Avenue
East Hanover
, Morris County, 07936
United States
Coordinates40.80486°N 74.371489°W / 40.80486; -74.371489
District information
Grades9-12
SuperintendentMaria Carrell
Business administratorWilliam F. Albert Jr.
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment1,452 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty132.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.hpreg.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		9-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,20632$18,89117.5%
1Budgetary Cost15,8832115,5921.9%
2Classroom Instruction8,613198,807−2.2%
6Support Services2,348242,2942.4%
8Administrative Cost1,769341,59211.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,843191,954−5.7%
13Extracurricular Activities1,1103887327.1%
16Median Teacher Salary63,5251571,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,452 students and 132.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.[5]

History

Students from East Hanover and Florham Park had been informed in 1952 by the Madison Public Schools that students from the two communities could not be accommodated at Madison High School after the 1954-55 school year.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

  • Hanover Park High School,[10] which opened in 1956, serves the Township of East Hanover and the Borough of Florham Park. It had an enrollment of 801 in grades 9 through 12. The school is located in East Hanover Township.
  • Whippany Park High School,[11] whose doors opened in 1967, serves the Township of Hanover. The enrollment was 613 in grades 9 through 12. The school is located in the Whippany section of Hanover Township.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12]

  • Maria Carrell, superintendent[13]
  • William F. Albert Jr., business administrator and board secretary[14]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[15][16] The seats on the board of education are allocated to the constituent municipalities based on their population, with East Hanover Township, Florham Park and Hanover Township each assigned three seats.[17]

References
  1. District information for Hanover Park Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Hanover Park Regional High School District Bylaws 0110 - Identification, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed March 28, 2020. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Hanover Park Regional High School District. Composition The Hanover Park Regional High School District is comprised of the following districts: Hanover Township, East Hanover Township, and the Borough of Florham Park within the County of Morris."
  4. Hanover Park Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 28, 2020. "The Hanover Park Regional High School District is comprised of two high schools. Hanover Park High School is located in East Hanover, receives students from East Hanover and Florham Park, and has an enrollment of 855 students. Whippany High School is located in Hanover Township, receives students from Hanover Township and has an enrollment of 714 students."
  5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  6. "School Board Member Appointed To Regional Com.", The Chatham Press, August 22, 1952. Accessed May 15, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The formation of the committee for this area was spurred by an announcement from the Madison Board of Education that it will not be able to receive high school students from Florham Park and East Hanover after 1954."
  7. School Data for the Hanover Park Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  8. School Performance Reports for the Hanover Park Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 15, 2022.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the Hanover Park Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. Hanover Park High School, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed May 15, 2022.
  11. Whippany Park High School, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed May 15, 2022.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  13. Superintendent's Office, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed May 15, 2022.
  14. Business Office, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed May 15, 2022.
  15. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  16. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Hanover Park Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2020. Accessed May 10, 2021. "The board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
  17. Board of Education, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed May 15, 2022.
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