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Freehold, New Jersey - 3 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Freehold Borough School District #41 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,333 per pupil, Freehold Borough School District ranks #374 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,641
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$23,333
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Freehold Borough School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,641 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Monmouth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,333 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.7% local, 62.9% state, and 11.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 78/100, ranked #41 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 507.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% White, 6.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Freehold Learning Center, with a diversity index of 39.5/100.
Its largest campus is Freehold Learning Center, enrolling 562 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Freehold Learning Center accounts for 34.2% of all Freehold Borough School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Freehold Borough School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Freehold Borough School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Freehold Borough School District student-counselor ratio is 508:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Freehold Borough School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Freehold Borough School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Freehold Borough School District?
Freehold Borough School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,641 students.
How much does Freehold Borough School District spend per student?
Freehold Borough School District spends $23,333 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #41 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Freehold Borough School District?
Freehold Borough School District students are 78.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% White, 6.0% African American, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Freehold Borough School District?
Freehold Borough School District has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #41 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.