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that serves students in

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through

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s from three communities in Morris County, in the

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. Students come from East Hanover Township, Florham Park and Hanover Township. 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

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of 10.0:1.District information for Hanover Park Regional High School District

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. Accessed December 15, 2024. The district had been classified by the

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as being in

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"GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

History

Students from East Hanover and Florham Park had been informed in 1952 by the

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that students from the two communities could not be accommodated at

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after the 1954-55 school year. Hanover Park High School was designed to accommodate 1,000 students when complete and was estimated to cost $2.25 million (equivalent to $ million in ). In 1956, the architect of the Hanover Park facility received an award for its campus-type design, the first such in the state.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the

) are: *

Hanover Park High School Hanover Park High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from East Hanover Township and Florham Park, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as one of ...

, 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 *

Whippany Park High School Whippany Park High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Hanover Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as one of the two secondary scho ...

, 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

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Maria Carrell, superintendent *William F. Albert Jr., business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's

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, 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. 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.Board of Education
Hanover Park Regional High School District. Accessed December 23, 2024.

References

External links

Hanover Park Regional High School District
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School Data for the Hanover Park Regional High School District

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