Holmdel Township Public Schools

Holmdel Township Public Schools
Address
65 McCampbell Road Holmdel Township , Monmouth County , New Jersey , 07733 United States
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Scott Cascone
Business administrator	Michael Petrizzo
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,918 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty	289.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.1:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	www.holmdelschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $20,190 59 $18,891 6.9% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,736 57 14,783 6.4% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,829 54 8,763 0.8% 6 Support Services 3,064 62 2,392 28.1% 8 Administrative Cost 1,232 5 1,485 −17.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,313 65 1,783 29.7% 13 Extracurricular Activities 290 10 268 8.2% 16 Median Teacher Salary 72,790 64 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Holmdel Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Holmdel Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^{[3] [4]}

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,918 students and 289.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1. ^[1]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. ^[5]

History

Until 1962, the district had sent students in grades nine to twelve to Keyport High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The district started sending students to Red Bank High School in 1962, which ended when the district opened Holmdel High School in September 1973. ^{[6] [7]}

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[8] ) are: ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Elementary schools

• Village Elementary School ^[12] with 805 students in grades PreK–3
  • Tricia Barrett, principal ^[13]
• Indian Hill School ^[14] with 623 students in grades 4–6
  • Lisa Vitale, principal ^[15]

Middle school

• William R. Satz Middle School ^[16] with 493 students in grades 7–8
  • Chantal M. Simonelli, principal ^[17]

High school

• Holmdel High School ^[18] with 960 students in grades 9–12
  • Michael-John Herits, principal ^[19]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration as of the 2022-23 school year are: ^{[20] [21]}

• J. Scott Cascone, superintendent
• Michael Petrizzo, business administrator and board secretary ^[22]

Board of education

The district's board of education, 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 board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. ^{[23] [24] [25]}

References

1. District information for Holmdel Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Holmdel Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Holmdel Township Public Schools, adopted August 29, 2012. Accessed December 11, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education to the children in the Holmdel Township School District in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve. Composition: The Holmdel Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Holmdel Township."
4. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Holmdel Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed December 11, 2024. "The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grade levels Pre-K through 12. These include general and vocational education as well as special education programs and services for students with disabilities. The District is comprised of two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school."
5. District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
6. "School Regionalization Idea Remains Alive at Union Beach", Asbury Park Press , October 21, 1973. Accessed November 22, 2020. "It has been in effect since November 1964, after six years of negotiations, during the interim when Keyport and Holmdel Township were studying the possibility of a Keyport-Holmdel high school arrangement. Since then Holmdel has built a high school which opened in September.... But Keyport became the receiving district not only for Holmdel, but Raritan, and Union Beach. Holmdel transferred to Red Bank as a sending district in 1962."
7. History of RBRHS, Red Bank Regional High School. Accessed November 10, 2019. "Prior to November 25, 1969, high school students from Little Silver, Shrewsbury and Holmdel attended Red Bank High School, along with Red Bank students, in a special arrangement with the Red Bank Board of Education known as a sending-receiving district agreement. The arrangement was discontinued with the formation of the Red Bank Regional High School District in 1969."
8. School Data for the Holmdel Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
9. County School List H-K, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
10. School Performance Reports for the Holmdel Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
11. New Jersey School Directory for the Holmdel Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 24, 2016.
12. Village Elementary School, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024.
13. Main Office Contacts, Village Elementary School. Accessed December 11, 2024.
14. Indian Hill School, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024.
15. Main Office Contacts, Indian Hill Elementary School. Accessed December 11, 2024.
16. William R. Satz Middle School, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024.
17. Main Office Contacts, William R. Satz Middle School. Accessed December 11, 2024.
18. School, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024.
19. Main Office Contacts, Village Elementary School. Accessed December 11, 2024.
20. Central Office, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024.
21. New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
22. Business Office, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024.
23. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
24. Board Members, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed June 1, 2020.
25. Board Members, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024.

External links

• Holmdel Township Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Holmdel Township Public Schools , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Holmdel Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics