| Hanover Township Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Scott Pepper | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Vanessa Wolsky | ||||
| Address: | 61 Highland Avenue Whippany, NJ 07981 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 4 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 1,564 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 127.8 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.2 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | I | ||||
| Web site: | District web site | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $13,299 | 71 | $12,420 | 7.1% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,852 | 60 | 7,588 | 3.5% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,143 | 76 | 1,771 | 21.0% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,455 | 42 | 1,411 | 3.1% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,656 | 72 | 1,462 | 13.3% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 114 | 65 | 97 | 17.5% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 58,361 | 66 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 |
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The Hanover Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Hanover Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,564 students and 127.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2.[1]
The district is 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.[3]
Students in grades 9 - 12 attend the Hanover Park Regional High School District, attending Whippany Park High School in the Whippany section of Hanover Township. Whippany Park High School, whose doors opened in 1967, has a current enrollment of 648 students in grades 9 through 12, with 168 in the senior class. The district also serves students from the neighboring communities of East Hanover and Florham Park, who attend Hanover Park High School in East Hanover.[4]
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During the 1998-99 school year, Bee Meadow Elementary School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.[5]
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:
Core members of the district's administration are:[7][8]
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