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Freehold, New Jersey - 8 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Freehold Township School District #204 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,994 per pupil, Freehold Township School District ranks #210 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,447
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$25,994
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Freehold Township School District operates 8 public schools serving 3,447 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $25,994 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 72.8% local, 22.2% state, and 5.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #204 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 390.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.5% White, 16.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Early Childhood Learning Center, with a diversity index of 54.3/100.
Its largest campus is Dwight D. Eisenhower School, enrolling 582 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Childhood Learning Center, at 95 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dwight D. Eisenhower School accounts for 16.9% of all Freehold Township School District student enrollment
That concentration means Freehold Township School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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 Township School District school enrollment varies 6.1× across entities
Freehold Township School District school enrollment ranges from 95 students (lowest) to 582 students (highest), a spread of 487 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Freehold Township School District student-counselor ratio is 390:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Freehold Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.4% — 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 Township 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 Township School District?
Freehold Township School District has 8 schools, including 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,447 students.
How much does Freehold Township School District spend per student?
Freehold Township School District spends $25,994 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #204 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Freehold Township School District?
Freehold Township School District students are 69.5% White, 16.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Asian, 3.7% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Freehold Township School District?
Freehold Township School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #204 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.