Hanover Park Regional High School District

Hanover Park Regional High School District
Address
75 Mount Pleasant Avenue East Hanover , Morris County , 07936 United States
Coordinates	40°48′17″N74°22′17″W / 40.80486°N 74.371489°W / 40.80486; -74.371489
District information
Grades	9-12
Superintendent	Maria Carrell
Business administrator	William F. Albert Jr.
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,331 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty	133.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.0:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	www.hpreg.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) 9-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $22,206 32 $18,891 17.5% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,883 21 15,592 1.9% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,613 19 8,807 −2.2% 6 Support Services 2,348 24 2,294 2.4% 8 Administrative Cost 1,769 34 1,592 11.1% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,843 19 1,954 −5.7% 13 Extracurricular Activities 1,110 38 873 27.1% 16 Median Teacher Salary 63,525 15 71,726 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Students come from East Hanover Township, Florham Park and Hanover Township. ^{[3] [4]}

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,331 students and 133.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1. ^[1]

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. ^[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]

Hanover Park High School was designed to accommodate 1,000 students when complete and was estimated to cost $2.25 million (equivalent to $25.2 million in 2023). In 1956, the architect of the Hanover Park facility received an award for its campus-type design, the first such in the state. ^[7]

Schools

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

• Hanover Park High School, ^[11] 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.
  • Thomas J. Callanan, principal ^[12]
• Whippany Park High School, ^[13] 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.
  • Christopher N. Kelly, principal ^[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^[15]

• Maria Carrell, superintendent ^[16]
• William F. Albert Jr., business administrator and board secretary ^[17]

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. ^{[18] [19]} 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. ^[20]

References

1. District information for Hanover Park Regional High 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. Hanover Park Regional High School District Bylaws 0110 - Identification, Hanover Park Regional High School District, adopted September 9, 2009. Accessed December 23, 2024. "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. 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."
5. District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
6. "School Board Member Appointed To Regional Com.", The Chatham Press, August 22, 1952. Accessed December 23, 2024, 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. "Architects Win Award", Courier-Post , April 16, 1956. Accessed December 23, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Designing the first campus-type high school in the state has brought the Jay C. Van Nuys and Associates Architects, 205 W. Main St., one of the top awards in a national competition for better school design.... Van Nuy's prize entry was the Hanover Park Regional High School in East Hanover. Construction began last July and, when its second phase is completed, the building will have cost $2,260,000 and will offer facilities for 1,000 students."
8. School Data for the Hanover Park Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
9. School Performance Reports for the Hanover Park Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the Hanover Park Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. Hanover Park High School, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed December 23, 2024.
12. Principal's Message, Hanover Park High School. Accessed December 23, 2024.
13. Whippany Park High School, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed December 23, 2024.
14. Principal's Message, Whippany Park High School. Accessed December 23, 2024.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
16. Superintendent's Office, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed December 23, 2024.
17. Business Office, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed December 23, 2024.
18. 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.
19. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Hanover Park Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 12, 2024. "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." See Roster of Officials on page 11.
20. Board of Education, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed December 23, 2024.

External links

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