The Upper Freehold Regional School District is a regional

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in Monmouth County,

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, United States, which provides educational services to students in

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through

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from Allentown Borough and Upper Freehold Township. Millstone Township sends students to the district's high school as part of a

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with the Millstone Township Schools. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 2,124 students and 176.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.1:1.District information for Upper Freehold Regional School District

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. Accessed December 1, 2022. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"GH", the third-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. The district participates in the

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at Allentown High School, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program. Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the

History

Students from Plumsted Township had attended the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the

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prior to the passage of a referendum under which

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was opened in September 2001 with an initial class of 100 students in ninth grade.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the

) are: *Newell Elementary School with 516 students in grades PreK-4 **Kelly Huggins, Principal *Stone Bridge Middle School with 460 students in grades 5-8 **Stefanie Folino, Principal *

Allentown High School Allentown High School is a public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from three communities in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Upper Freehold Regional School District. The scho ...

with 1,131 students in grades 9-12 **Todd Pae, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:Administration Team
Upper Freehold Regional School District. Accessed January 28, 2023. *Mark Guterl, Superintendent *Nicole Petrone, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's

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, comprised of 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 2012) as part of the November general election. The nine seats are allocated to the two constituent municipalities based on population, with five assigned to Upper Freehold Township and four to Allentown. A tenth member is appointed by Millstone Township to represent that district on the Upper Freehold Board of Education.Board of Education Members
Upper Freehold Regional School District. Accessed January 28, 2023.

References

External links

Upper Freehold Regional School District
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Data for the Upper Freehold Regional School District

{{Monmouth County, New Jersey School Districts Allentown, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group GH School districts in Monmouth County, New Jersey Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey