North Hanover Township School District

North Hanover Township School District
Address
331 Monmouth Road
Wrightstown
, Burlington County, New Jersey, 08562
United States
Coordinates40°04′17″N 74°35′09″W / 40.071261°N 74.585888°W / 40.071261; -74.585888
District information
GradesK-6
SuperintendentHelen E. Payne
Business administratorAmy Lerner
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,127 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty124.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.nhanover.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-6
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,69747$18,8914.3%
1Budgetary Cost16,1714313,64918.5%
2Classroom Instruction9,735388,36616.4%
6Support Services2,505362,16115.9%
8Administrative Cost1,710361,46716.6%
10Operations & Maintenance2,109491,55235.9%
13Extracurricular Activities71323982.1%
16Median Teacher Salary60,6353957,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

The North Hanover Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district which serves children in pre-Kindergarten through sixth grades from North Hanover Township and from the McGuire Air Force Base unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] The district operates three elementary schools, with two located in Jacobstown and one on the grounds of Joint Base MDL.[4] It is the largest K-6 school district in Burlington County.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,127 students and 124.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.1:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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]

Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District, which also serves students from Chesterfield Township, Mansfield Township and Springfield Township, along with children of military personnel based at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst.[6][7] The schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School[9] with 743 students in grades 7 - 8 and Northern Burlington County Regional High School[10] with 1,403 students in grades 9-12.[11][12] Both schools are in the Columbus section of Mansfield Township. The district's 2013-14 budget included $35.6 million in spending which is allocated using a formula that reflects the population and the value of the assessed property in each of the constituent municipalities, under which taxpayers in North Hanover Township pay 14.2% of the district's tax levy.[13]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for North Hanover Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ North Hanover Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, North Hanover Township School District. Accessed August 3, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the North Hanover Township School District. Composition: The North Hanover Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of North Hanover Township."
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Schools was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 11, 2014.
  6. ^ Northern Burlington County Regional High School 2016-17 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 22, 2018. "Northern Burlington County Regional High School proudly serves students from Chesterfield, Mansfield, North Hanover, and Springfield Townships, as well as students from Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst."
  7. ^ Esposito, Martha. "Discover Burlington County 2013: Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, March 14, 2012. Accessed August 1, 2022. "Northern Burlington County Regional - Serves: Chesterfield, Mansfield, North Hanover, Springfield, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst"
  8. ^ School Data for the Northern Burlington County Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School, Northern Burlington County Regional School District. Accessed August 3, 2022.
  10. ^ Northern Burlington County Regional High School, Northern Burlington County Regional School District. Accessed August 3, 2022.
  11. ^ School Performance Reports for the Northern Burlington County Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  12. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Northern Burlington County Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ^ Zimmaro, Mark. "Sharp tax increase included in Northern Burlington budget", Burlington County Times, April 8, 2013. Accessed December 11, 2014. "The $35.6 million budget represents a 2.7 percent increase from last year’s spending plan.... Tax rates in sending districts are determined using a state equalization formula that takes into account factors such as population and assessed values. Based on the formula, Chesterfield taxpayers fund 21.6 percent of Northern Burlington’s tax levy, Mansfield 46.5 percent, North Hanover 14.2 percent and Springfield 17.7 percent."