The Marlboro Township School District is a community

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that serves students in

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through

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in Marlboro Township in Monmouth County,

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, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,784 students and 440.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 10.9:1.District information for Marlboro Township School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. Most public students in

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through

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s from Marlboro Township attend

Marlboro High School Marlboro High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Marlboro Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of the six secondary schools of the Fre ...

, which is part of the

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, with some Marlboro students attending

Colts Neck High School Colts Neck High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Colts Neck Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades and operating as one of the six secondary s ...

. The district also serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township and Manalapan Township. Many Marlboro students attend the various Learning Centers and Academies available at other district high schools and students from other municipalities in the district attend Marlboro High School's Business Learning Center. As of the 2018–19 school year, Marlboro High School had an enrollment of 1,822 students and 127.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

of 14.3:1 and Colts Neck High School had an enrollment of 1,358 students and 94.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.4:1.

Schools

The district has eight school facilities: one pre-school, five elementary schools and two middle schools. The schools (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

), are:

Preschool

*David C. Abbott Early Learning Center with 226 students (opened 2002) serves

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and

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. The latter group had in prior years been taught in the original "one room" Robertsville School built in 1832; this building still stands, down the road from the current Robertsville Elementary School. **Albert Perno, Principal

Elementary schools

*Defino Central Elementary School with 515 students in grades K-5 (opened 1957) **David Stratuik, Principal *Frank J. Dugan Elementary School with 616 students in grades K–5 (opened 1987) **Richard M. Pagliaro, Principal *Asher Holmes Elementary School with 504 students in grades 1–5 (opened 1973) **JoAnn Cilmi, Principal *Marlboro Elementary School with 489 students in grades K–5 (opened 1971) **Earl Tankard, Principal *Robertsville Elementary School with 486 students in grades 1–5 (opened 1968) **Jill Green, Principal

Middle schools

*Marlboro Memorial Middle School with 883 in grades 6-8 students, opened in 2003, and is home of the Monarch Lions, with the school colors of maroon and gold. **John Pacifico, Principal *Marlboro Middle School with 1,042 students in grades 6-8, opened in 1976 and is home of the Hawks. **Patricia Nieliwocki, Principal

Athletics

The Marlboro Mavericks is a wrestling team jointly shared by the two middle schools. Founded in 2004, they have a franchise record of 33–6, with three Divisional Championships, along with two consecutive tournament championships and in 2005–2006 had a perfect 12–0 record in dual meets.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Dr. Eric M. Hibbs, Superintendent *Vincent Caravello, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's

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, with nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2013) as part of the November general election.Board Members
Marlboro Township Public School District. Accessed April 28, 2020.

References

External links

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School Data for the Marlboro Public Schools

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Colts Neck High SchoolFreehold Regional High School District
* {{Monmouth County, New Jersey School Districts Marlboro Township, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group I School districts in Monmouth County, New Jersey