The Freehold Borough Schools are a community

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that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Freehold Borough in Monmouth County,

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, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,698 students and 140.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.District information for Freehold Borough School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in

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"B", the second lowest 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. Students in public school for ninth through

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s attend

Freehold High School Freehold High School (sometimes called Freehold Boro, Freehold Borough High School or Boro to distinguish it from Freehold Township High School) is a four-year public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located within ...

, as part of the

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or may apply to attend the district's specialized programs housed in other high schools in the FRHSD. As of the 2018–19 school year, Freehold Borough High School had an enrollment of 1,422 students and 103.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1. The Freehold Regional High School District also serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Township (which also has some students at Freehold Borough High School), Howell Township,

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and Marlboro Township. Freehold Borough was awarded a research grant in 2004 by the National Institute of Justice, a research branch of the

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. The $360,000 grant was entitled "Teacher-Parent Authentication Security System II: The Next Generation of Iris Recognition Technology in Schools" and was awarded to the Freehold Borough Board of Education.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: *Freehold Learning Center with 619 students in grades PreK-2 **William Smith, Principal *Park Avenue Elementary School with 532 students in grades 3-5 **Patrick Mulhern, Principal *Freehold Intermediate School with 515 students in grades 6-8 **Ronnie Dougherty, Principal In the era of

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Freehold, New Jersey had a separate elementary school for black children; the school was still segregated in 1948.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:District Administrators
Freehold Borough Schools. Accessed May 15, 2020. *Joseph Howe, Superintendent

Board of education

The district's board of education, with 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.Meet the Board of Education
Freehold Borough Schools. Accessed May 15, 2020.

References

External links

Freehold Borough Schools
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School Data for the Freehold Borough Schools
National Center for Education Statistics {{Monmouth County, New Jersey School Districts Freehold Borough, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group B School districts in Monmouth County, New Jersey