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67-71 Ridgedale Avenue , Morris County , New Jersey , 07932United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°46′38″N74°24′01″W / 40.777286°N 74.400282°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | PreK-8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Steven Caponegro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | John Csatlos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 948 (as of 2023–24) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 97.1 FTEs [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 9.8:1 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Florham Park School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Florham Park, 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 948 students and 97.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1. [1]
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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 public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Hanover Park High School together with students from East Hanover Township, where the school is located, as part of the Hanover Park Regional High School District, which 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]
The schools in the district (with 2023–24 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [8] ) are: [9] [10] [11]
Core members of the district's administration are: [18] [19]
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. [21] [22] [23]
East Hanover Township is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 11,105, a decrease of 52 (−0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 11,157, which in turn reflected a decline of 236 (−2.1%) from the 11,393 counted in the 2000 census.
Florham Park is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,585, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 889 (+7.6%) from the 11,696 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,839 (+32.1%) from the 8,857 counted in the 2000 census.
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