East Hanover School District


The East Hanover School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from [East Hanover Township, New Jersey|Hanover Township, New Jersey|East Hanover Township], in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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, for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
In 2020, the district was classified as a high performing school according to the State Department of Education's NJQSAC monitoring process.
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.
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. As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 713 students and 72.3 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 9.9:1.

Schools

The schools in the district are:
;Elementary schools
  • Frank J. Smith Elementary School with 328 students in grades PreK–2
  • *Matthew Tuorto, principal
  • Central Elementary School with 347 students in grades 3–5
  • *Melissa V. Falcone, principal
;Middle school
  • East Hanover Middle School with 319 students in grades 6–8
  • *Stacie Costello, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

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 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.