Freehold Borough Schools
| Freehold Borough Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Elizabeth O'Connell | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Patrick DeGeorge | ||||
| Address: | 280 Park Avenue Freehold, NJ 07728 |
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| Grade Range: | PreK-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 3 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 1,372 (as of 2009-10)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 113.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.14 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | B | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.freeholdboro.k12.nj.us/ | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
PreK-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $11,063 | 16 | $12,420 | -10.9% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,621 | 14 | 7,588 | -12.7% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,766 | 45 | 1,771 | -0.3% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,458 | 45 | 1,411 | 3.3% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,109 | 10 | 1,462 | -24.1% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 66 | 23 | 97 | -32.0% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 49,710 | 10 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of PreK-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 |
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The Freehold Borough Schools are a community public school district that serves students in grades pre-K through 8th grade from Freehold Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,372 students and 113.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.14.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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.[3]
Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend Freehold High School, as part of the Freehold Regional High School District or may apply to attend the district's specialized programs housed in other high schools in the FRHSD.[4] The Freehold Regional High School District also serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Township, Howell Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro.[5]
Freehold Borough was awarded a research grant in 2004 by the National Institute of Justice, a research branch of the United States Department of Justice. The grant was entitled "Teacher-Parent Authentication Security System II: The Next Generation of Iris Recognition Technology in Schools" and was awarded to the Freehold Borough Board of Education in the amount of US$369,998.[6]
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:
- Freehold Learning Center (grades PreK-5, 491 students)
- Ronnie Dougherty - Principal
- Park Avenue Elementary School (K-5, 481)
- Joseph Jerebek - Principal
- Freehold Intermediate School (6-8, 387)
- Nelson Ribon - Principal
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[8][9]
- Elizabeth O'Connell, Superintendent
- Patrick DeGeorge, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Freehold Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 6, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Freehold Borough Public School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 5, 2011. "After graduating eighth grade, students are enrolled in the Freehold Regional High School District and attend Freehold High School. Students also have the opportunity to apply to specialized Learning Centers and Academies housed in other high schools that are part of the Regional District."
- ^ Freehold Regional High School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 5, 2011. "District members include the townships of Colts Neck, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, and Marlboro, and the boroughs of Englishtown, Farmingdale, and Freehold."
- ^ Cohen, Jeffrey P. "Keeping an Eye on School Security: The Iris Recognition Project in New Jersey Schools". NIJ Journal, July 2006. Accessed April 11, 2007.
- ^ Data for the Freehold Borough Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 6, 2011.
- ^ Administration, Freehold Borough School District. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Monmouth County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Freehold Borough Schools
- Freehold Borough Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Freehold Borough Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°15′07″N 74°16′49″W / 40.251999°N 74.280297°W
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