East Hanover School District

East Hanover School District
Address
20 School Avenue East Hanover Township , Morris County , New Jersey , 07936 United States
Coordinates	40°49′35″N74°21′25″W / 40.826507°N 74.356985°W / 40.826507; -74.356985
District information
Grades	Pre-K to 8
Superintendent	Natalee Bartlett
Business administrator	Carol Delsandro
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,003 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty	106.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.5:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	www.easthanoverschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,877 70 $18,891 −0.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,187 66 14,159 7.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,539 72 8,659 10.2% 6 Support Services 1,967 36 2,167 −9.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,898 76 1,547 22.7% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,622 51 1,612 0.6% 13 Extracurricular Activities 118 63 104 13.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 66,315 73 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The East Hanover School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from East Hanover Township, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,003 students and 106.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1. ^[1]

In 2020, the district was classified as a high performing school according to the State Department of Education's NJQSAC monitoring process.^{[ citation needed ]}

The district had been 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. ^[4]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school are served by the Hanover Park Regional High School District, attending Hanover Park High School in East Hanover, together with students from Florham Park. The district also serves students from the neighboring community of Hanover Township at Whippany Park High School in the Whippany section of Hanover Township. ^{[5] [6]} As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 713 students and 72.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.9:1. ^[7]

Schools

The schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[8] ) are: ^{[9] [10]}

Elementary schools

• Frank J. Smith Elementary School ^[11] with 328 students in grades PreK–2
  • Matthew Tuorto, principal ^[12]
• Central Elementary School ^[13] with 347 students in grades 3–5
  • Melissa V. Falcone, principal ^[14]

Middle school

• East Hanover Middle School ^[15] with 319 students in grades 6–8
  • Stacie Costello, principal ^[16]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^[17]

• Natalee Bartlett, superintendent ^[18]
• Carol Delsandro, business administrator and board secretary ^[19]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 either two or 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. ^{[20] [21] [22]}

References

1. District information for East Hanover Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. East Hanover Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, East Hanover School District, adopted April 29, 2004. Accessed January 23, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the East Hanover Township School District. Composition: The East Hanover Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of East Hanover."
4. District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
5. Hanover Park Regional High School District Bylaws 0110 - Identification, Hanover Park Regional High School District, adopted September 9, 2009. Accessed January 23, 2025. "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."
6. 2019-2020 School Year District Accomplishments, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed January 23, 2025. "The Hanover Park Regional High School District is comprised of two high schools with a combined enrollment of 1,480 students. Hanover Park High School is located in East Hanover and receives students from East Hanover and Florham Park. Whippany Park High School is located in Hanover Township and receives students from Hanover Township."
7. School data for Hanover Park High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
8. School Data for the East Hanover School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
9. School Performance Reports for the East Hanover School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the East Hanover School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. Frank J. Smith Elementary School, East Hanover School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.
12. Our School, Frank J. Smith Elementary School. Accessed January 23, 2025.
13. Central Elementary School, East Hanover School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.
14. Our School, Central Elementary School. Accessed January 23, 2025.
15. East Hanover Middle School, East Hanover School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.
16. Our School, East Hanover Middle School. Accessed January 23, 2025.
17. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
18. Superintendent's Office, East Hanover Township School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.
19. Business Office, East Hanover Township School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.
20. 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.
21. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the East Hanover Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed January 23, 2025. "The East Hanover Township Board of Education (the "Board" or the "District") is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of seven elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A Superintendent of Schools is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. A School Business Administrator/Board Secretary is also appointed by the Board and oversees the business functions of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
22. Board of Education, East Hanover School District. Accessed January 23, 2025.

External links

• East Hanover School District
• School Performance Reports for the East Hanover School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the East Hanover School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Hanover Park High School
• Hanover Park Regional High School District