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Grades
  
PreK-8

Business administrator
  
Robert DeVita

Student-teacher ratio
  
17.1:1

Number of students
  
5,958

Faculty
  
348.8

Superintendent
  
Dr. Ross Kasun

Enrollment
  
5,958 (as of 2014-15)

District Factor Group
  
GH

Schools
  
8

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The Freehold Township Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Freehold Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

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Map of Freehold Township Schools, Freehold Township, NJ, USA

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its eight schools had an enrollment of 5,958 students and 348.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.1:1.

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.

Students in ninth through twelfth grades attend either Freehold Township High School or Freehold High School (based on home address), as part of the Freehold Regional High School District. The district also serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Howell Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro Township. Freehold Township High School is home to the Contemporary Global Studies Learning Center that admits students on a selective basis from all over the Freehold Regional High School District. As of the 2014-15 school year, Freehold Township High School had an enrollment of 2,111 students and 138.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.2:1, while Freehold High School had an enrollment of 1,505 students and 108.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary schools
  • Early Childhood Learning Center (PreK; 81 students)
  • C. Richard Applegate School (K-5; 468). Its principal is Rebecca Winters. The school is named for Charles Richard Applegate.
  • Joseph J. Catena School (K-5; 495). Its principal is Jeffery Huggenin. The School is named for Joseph J. Catena, their first principal, who served for 38 years. It was built in 1961 and is the oldest school in Freehold that is still being used as an elementary school.
  • Laura Donovan School (K-5; 454). The Laura Donovan School was built in 1968. It was named in honor of Laura Donovan who taught in Freehold Township for 54 years. Its principal is Jennifer Benbrook.
  • Marshall W. Errickson School (K-5; 462). Marshall Errickson School was built in 1972. Its principal is Cathleen Areman. Errickson is split between Eisenhower and Barkalow.
  • West Freehold School (K-5; 532). WFS was the first school in the district. It started out as a one room schoolhouse, around the turn-of-the century, located on Wemrock Road, which was before the establishment of the district. In 1936, the WFS was incorporated into the school district was opened on Stilwells Corner Road, next to the present-day Barkalow Middle School. It had gone through many additions and renovations over the next 70 years, to accommodate the growing population. In 2004, The New West Freehold School was built, and many students were re-districted to go to this school. The first graduating class of 2005 buried a time capsule for future generations. The Old West Freehold School went through another renovation, to incorporate the Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC).
    • Middle schools
  • Clifton T. Barkalow School (727; 6-8), gets most students in Laura Donovan and West Freehold. Barkalow was the first middle school in the district when it was built in 1964. The principal is John Soviero.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School (687; 6-8), gets most students from Applegate and Catena. Its principal is Dianne Brethauer. It first opened its doors in 1971. It is located directly next door to the Joseph J. Catena School.

    • Administration

    Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Dr. Ross Kasun, Superintendent
  • Robert DeVita, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

    • References

    Freehold Township Schools Wikipedia
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