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Freehold Borough School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 566 students in Freehold Borough School District.
Public Preschool in Freehold Borough School District have an average reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the New Jersey public pre schools of 44%).
Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,555 Students
368,793 Students
# Teachers
164 Teachers
33,264 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Freehold Borough School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#500 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
8%
% Hispanic
80%
36%
% Black
6%
16%
% White
11%
36%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,348 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,940. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,725 is less than the state median of $25,837. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$38 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,348
$26,940
Spending / Student
$23,725
$25,837
Best Freehold Borough School District Public Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Freehold Learning Center
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
30 Dutch Lane Rd.
Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 761-2239
Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 761-2239
Gr: PK-3 | 566 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
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