Public schools in Freehold, NJ
Freehold has 16 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 3 middle, 8 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 7,396 students. They are run by 5 districts and agencies; Freehold Township School District runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 5 districts and agencies that run Freehold's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Freehold | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold Township School District | 8 | 3,447 | $27,687 |
| Freehold Borough School District | 3 | 1,641 | $25,611 |
| Howell Township Public School District | 2 | 5,492 | $25,401 |
| Monmouth County Vocational School District | 2 | 1,545 | $34,900 |
| Freehold Regional High School District | 1 | 10,453 | $21,180 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
3 high schools in Freehold, 1,696 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold Borough High School | 1,376 | 14.1 | 37.5% | Freehold Regional High |
| Biotechnology High School | 315 | 11.7 | 1.3% | Monmouth County Vocational |
| Monmouth County Career Center | 5 | 0.2 | not reported | Monmouth County Vocational |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 middle schools in Freehold, 1,654 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower School | 582 | 8.6 | 12.2% | Freehold Township |
| Clifton T. Barkalow School | 574 | 8.2 | 13.1% | Freehold Township |
| Freehold Intermediate School | 498 | 9.8 | 72.3% | Freehold Borough |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
8 elementary schools in Freehold, 3,594 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold Learning Center | 562 | 8.7 | 69.2% | Freehold Borough |
| Marshall W. Errickson School | 464 | 12.2 | 11.9% | Freehold Township |
| Park Avenue Elementary School | 463 | 8.7 | 74.3% | Freehold Borough |
| West Freehold School | 447 | 10.3 | 16.6% | Freehold Township |
| Joseph J Catena School | 445 | 10.2 | 11.7% | Freehold Township |
| Laura Donovan School | 441 | 10.6 | 18.8% | Freehold Township |
| Memorial Elementary School | 414 | 9.3 | 17.4% | Howell Township |
| C. Richard Applegate School | 358 | 9.9 | 14.2% | Freehold Township |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 other schools in Freehold, 452 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphia Elementary School | 357 | 10.4 | 25.8% | Howell Township |
| Early Childhood Learning Center | 95 | 8.7 | 29.5% | Freehold Township |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Freehold's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Freehold school has 9.9 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the New Jersey median of 11.3. 25% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 446 students (state 435).
| Freehold | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 9.9 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 446 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 25% | 31% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 8.1% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 16 Freehold schools and the 2,480 New Jersey schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Freehold
- Freehold Township School DistrictRuns 8 of Freehold's 16 public schools and spent $27,687 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,687
- Freehold Borough High School, the largest high school in Freehold1,376 students in 2024-25, 14.1 per teacher.1,376
- Compare Freehold Township School District with Freehold Borough School DistrictFreehold's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New JerseyNew Jersey's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Freehold addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Freehold
How many public schools are in Freehold, NJ?
16 public schools with an address in Freehold were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 3 middle, 8 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 7,396 students.What is the largest high school in Freehold?
Freehold Borough High School, with 1,376 students in 2024-25 (Freehold Regional High School District).Which districts run Freehold's schools?
Freehold Township School District (8 schools), Freehold Borough School District (3 schools), Howell Township Public School District (2 schools), Monmouth County Vocational School District (2 schools), and 1 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25