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Grades
  
9-12

Business administrator
  
Sean Boyce

Student-teacher ratio
  
14.7:1

Schools
  
6

Superintendent
  
Charles B. Sampson

Enrollment
  
11,310 (as of 2014-15)

District Factor Group
  
GH

Faculty
  
770.9

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Motto
  
Charting a Future of Excellence in Education

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The Freehold Regional High School District is a public regional school district serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from eight communities in western Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The district, consisting of six high schools, is the largest regional high school district in the state, as measured by enrollment. The district serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro Township.

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Map of Freehold Regional High School District, NJ, USA

Each of the six high schools is located in their respective communities: Howell High School resides in Howell Township, Manalapan High School in Manalapan Township, Marlboro High School in Marlboro Township, Colts Neck High School in Colts Neck Township, and Freehold Township High School & Freehold (Borough) High School are both in Freehold. The district holds events such as Battle of the Classes/Champions, which pits each of the six schools against each other in a series of events.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its six schools had an enrollment of 11,310 students and 770.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.7:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

Six Specialized Learning Centers are offered to students in the district, with admission on a selective basis, covering Business Administration at Marlboro; Humanities at Howell; Contemporary Global Issues at Freehold Township; Medical Sciences at Freehold; Science and Engineering at Manalapan; and Law and Public Service at Colts Neck. The District also offers a Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management Academy and a Computer Science Academy at Freehold Boro High School; a Fine and Performing Arts Academy at Howell; a Navy Junior ROTC Character and Leadership Development Academy at Colts Neck High School; an Automotive Technology Academy and a Law Enforcement and Public Safety Academy at Manalapan High School; and Animal and Botanical Sciences at Freehold Township High School. Every effort is made to keep special education students in the district; a variety of in-class support, resource center, and self-contained programs are conducted to educate those in need of special education.

No Child Left Behind

On October 21, 2005, the New Jersey Department of Education announced that the Freehold Regional High School District had for the second consecutive year failed to meet the minimum education standards promulgated under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. If the district failed again in 2006, it would be subject to sanctions that may include requiring the district to provide students with the opportunity to attend public schools in other New Jersey school districts no later than the 2007-2008 school year.

The FRHSD announced that five of our six high schools had achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on 40 of 40 categories established by the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) for 2006. The five schools are Colts Neck, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, and Marlboro High Schools. Freehold Township High School made AYP in 39 of 40 indicators.

High schools

Attendance at each of the district's six schools is based on where the student lives in relation to the district's high schools; while many students attend the school in their hometown, others attend a school located outside their own municipality. In order to balance enrollment, district lines are redrawn for the six schools to address issues with overcrowding and spending in regards to transportation. Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) with their attendance zones for incoming students are:

  • Colts Neck High School - 1,448 students from Colts Neck Township (all), Howell (part) and Marlboro (part).
  • Freehold High School - 1,505 students from Freehold (all) and Freehold Township (part).
  • Freehold Township High School - 2,111 students from Freehold Township (part), Howell (part), Manalapan (part).
  • Howell High School - 2,290 students from Farmingdale (all) and Howell (part).
  • Manalapan High School - 1,950 students from Englishtown (all) and Manalapan (part).
  • Marlboro High School - 1,986 students from Marlboro (part).
  • Effective for entering Freshman, students from each of the municipalities are assigned to attend the specified schools:

  • Colts Neck to Colts Neck H.S.
  • Englishtown to Manalapan H.S.
  • Farmingdale to Howell H.S.
  • Freehold Borough to Freehold Borough H.S.
  • Freehold Township to Freehold Borough H.S. or Freehold Township H.S.
  • Howell to Colts Neck H.S., Freehold Township H.S. or Howell H.S.
  • Manalapan to Freehold Township H.S. or Manalapan H.S.
  • Marlboro to Colts Neck H.S. or Marlboro H.S.
  • Specialized learning centers

  • Science/Engineering - Manalapan High School
  • Medical Sciences - Freehold High School
  • Business Administration - Marlboro High School
  • Humanities - Howell High School
  • Contemporary Global Issues (formerly International Studies and Global Language and Cultures) - Freehold Township High School
  • Law and Public Service - Colts Neck High School
  • Academies

  • Naval JROTC Leadership & Character Development Academy - Colts Neck High School
  • Automotive Technology Academy & Law Enforcement and Public Safety Academy - Manalapan High School
  • Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Academy - Freehold High School
  • Computer Science Academy - Freehold High School
  • Fine and Performing Arts Academy - Howell High School
  • Animal and Botanical Sciences Academy - Freehold Township High School
  • Board of education

  • Heshy Moses (President) - Freehold Borough (0.8 Vote)
  • Jennifer Sutera (Vice President) - Manalapan Township (1.45 Vote)
  • Vincent Accettola - Colts Neck Township (0.8 Vote)
  • Peter Bruno - Howell Township (1.05 Vote)
  • Elizabeth Canario - Englishtown Borough (0.4 Vote)
  • Samuel Carollo - Freehold Township (1.45 Vote)
  • Amy Fankhouser - Howell Township (1.05 Vote)
  • Kathie Lavin - Farmingdale Borough (0.4 Vote)
  • Michael Messinger - Marlboro Township (1.6 Vote)
  • Administration

    Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Charles B. Sampson, Superintendent
  • Sean Boyce, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • Sampson was approved as the district's new superintendent at the board meeting on February 15, 2011, and assumed the superintendent duties on June 7, 2011.

    Notable alumni

  • Bonnie Bernstein (Howell HS), ESPN Sports Reporter.
  • Scott Conover (Freehold HS), former Detroit Lions offensive tackle (1991–96)
  • David DeJesus (Manalapan HS), MLB player on the Chicago Cubs
  • Karl Girolamo, has a recurring role on the daytime soap As the World Turns as Kevin Davis.
  • Dan Klecko (Marlboro HS), NFL football player and son of Joe Klecko.
  • Danny Lewis (Freehold HS), former NFL player
  • Craig Mazin (Medical Sciences Learning Center at Freehold HS, class of 1988), screenwriter, director and producer.
  • Jim Nantz (Marlboro HS), sports commentator for CBS Sports.
  • Tom Pelphrey (Howell HS), actor, Guiding Light.
  • Kal Penn (Freehold Twp. and Howell HS), actor, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, The Namesake.
  • Tim Perry (Freehold HS), former NBA player
  • Amy Polumbo (Fine and Performing Arts Academy at Howell HS, class of 2003), Miss New Jersey, 2007.
  • Darrell Reid (Freehold HS), Indianapolis Colts Defensive End
  • Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino (Manalapan HS), of Jersey Shore
  • Gregg and Evan Spiridellis (Marlboro HS) - two brothers who launched the internet media company JibJab.
  • Bruce Springsteen (Freehold HS), musician.
  • Jade Yorker (Freehold HS), actor.
  • References

    Freehold Regional High School District Wikipedia