Frank J Smith Elementary

Frank J Smith Elementary is a small elementary school in EAST HANOVER, New Jersey, part of East Hanover Township School District. The school educates 239 students in grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Frank J Smith Elementary sits 41% below that benchmark.

Within East Hanover Township School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,003 students, Frank J Smith Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Frank J Smith Elementary lists that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 19% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 4% of students at Frank J Smith Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Morris County (around 19%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Morris County) reports that median household income runs about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Frank J Smith Elementary is one of 156 public schools in Morris County (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students).

The closest other public school is East Hanover Middle School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 25%: 320 students in 2018 compared to 239 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 10% to 19%. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.