Howell High School

As a well-populated senior high in FARMINGDALE, New Jersey, Howell High School teaches 1,775 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Freehold Regional High School District. Compared to the state average of about 929 students per school, that is 91% larger than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Freehold Regional High School District (9,784 students total), Howell High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Howell High School records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Howell High School has 128 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Monmouth County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Howell High School is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 56.5%; Howell High School posts 38.3%, -18.1 points below that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Monmouth County) reports that median household income runs about $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Howell High School is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).

Howell Township Middle School North is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Howell High School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Howell High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 2,118 students in 2018 compared to 1,775 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 71% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.