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]
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]
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]
^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."
^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."
^"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."
^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.
^Board of Education, Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed May 15, 2022.