Public schools in Marlboro, NJ
Marlboro has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 4,320 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Marlboro Township School District runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Marlboro's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Marlboro | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro Township School District | 4 | 4,537 | $24,731 |
| 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.
One high school in Marlboro, 1,700 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro High School | 1,700 | 15.7 | 9.3% | Freehold Regional High |
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.
One middle school in Marlboro, 935 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro Middle School | 935 | 9.9 | 7.4% | Marlboro 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.
3 elementary schools in Marlboro, 1,685 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank J. Dugan Elementary School | 624 | 13.2 | 9.9% | Marlboro Township |
| Marlboro Elementary School | 551 | 12.6 | 7.8% | Marlboro Township |
| Frank Defino Central Elementary School | 510 | 10.7 | 14.3% | Marlboro 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 Marlboro's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Marlboro school has 12.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the New Jersey median of 11.3. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 624 students (state 435).
| Marlboro | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.6 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 624 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 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 5 Marlboro 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 Marlboro
- Marlboro Township School DistrictRuns 4 of Marlboro's 5 public schools and spent $24,731 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,731
- Marlboro High School, the largest high school in Marlboro1,700 students in 2024-25, 15.7 per teacher.1,700
- Compare Marlboro Township School District with Freehold Regional High School DistrictMarlboro'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 Marlboro 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.
Other cities in New Jersey
- Newark78 schools
- Jersey City52 schools
- Paterson46 schools
- Elizabeth38 schools
- Trenton34 schools
- Hamilton26 schools
- Camden22 schools
- East Orange21 schools
Questions about schools in Marlboro
How many public schools are in Marlboro, NJ?
5 public schools with an address in Marlboro were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 4,320 students.What is the largest high school in Marlboro?
Marlboro High School, with 1,700 students in 2024-25 (Freehold Regional High School District).Which districts run Marlboro's schools?
Marlboro Township School District (4 schools), Freehold Regional High School District (1 school). 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