Freehold Learning Center

Set in Freehold, New Jersey, Freehold Learning Center is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, overseen by Freehold Borough School District. It hosts 562 students across grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 39% above the state mean of about 405.

Freehold Learning Center is one of 3 schools operated by Freehold Borough School District, a district that hosts 1,523 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Freehold Learning Center records that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 15% White, 5% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 13% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Freehold Learning Center tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Monmouth County (around 29%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Monmouth County indicate median household income runs about $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Monmouth County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), of which Freehold Learning Center is one.

The closest other public school is Freehold Borough High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 569 students in 2018 compared to 562 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share expanded from 10% to 15%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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