Editing Englishtown, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
Public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] attend the [[Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District]], which also serves children from [[Manalapan Township, New Jersey|Manalapan Township]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=b7fb9224d11a4a049241102af3e02dfe Manalapan-Englishtown Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed March 23, 2020. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through 8 in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Composition The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Manalapan Township and Englishtown Borough."</ref> Manalapan and Englishtown formally joined together as a regional elementary school district in 1963, with an initial enrollment of 1,140 students; The student body is primarily from Manalapan Township, which accounts for about 95% of enrollment, with Englishtown students accounting for the remaining 5%.<ref>[https://www.mersnj.us/domain/80 A History Lesson with a Future], Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed September 1, 2021. "Manalapan and Englishtown formally joined as a regional elementary district in 1963. That year, the population of the district was 1140..... As of January 2017, the district had 5085 students: 4811 from Manalapan and 274 from Englishtown."</ref> As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,910 students and 408.4 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3409390&DistrictID=3409390 District information for Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Schools School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409390 School Data for the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref>) are 
John I. Dawes Early Learning Center<ref>[https://www.mersnj.us/Domain/15 John I. Dawes Early Learning Center], Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed September 1, 2021.</ref> with 365 students in Pre-K and K, 
Clark Mills School<ref>[https://www.mersnj.us/Domain/12 Clark Mills School], Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed September 1, 2021.</ref> with 491 students in grades 1–5, 
Lafayette Mills School<ref>[https://www.mersnj.us/Domain/11 Lafayette Mills School], Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed September 1, 2021.</ref> with 489 students in grades 1–5, 
Milford Brook School<ref>[https://www.mersnj.us/Domain/13 Milford Brook School], Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed September 1, 2021.</ref> with 523 students in grades K–5, 
Taylor Mills School<ref>[https://www.mersnj.us/Domain/14 Taylor Mills School], Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed September 1, 2021.</ref> with 600 students in grades K–5, 
Wemrock Brook School<ref>[https://www.mersnj.us/Domain/10 Wemrock Brook School], Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed September 1, 2021.</ref> with 626 students in grades 1–5, 
Pine Brook School<ref>[https://www.mersnj.us/Domain/9 Pine Brook School], Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed September 1, 2021.</ref> with 563 students in sixth grade and 
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School<ref>[https://www.mersnj.us/Domain/8 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School], Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed September 1, 2021.</ref> with 1,227 students in grades 7 and 8.<ref>[https://www.mersnj.us/Page/4546 School Hours] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901202356/https://www.mersnj.us/Page/4546 |date=September 1, 2021 }}, Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed September 1, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2920 New Jersey School Directory for the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The district is overseen by a nine-member [[board of education]], which sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district;<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/18/2920.pdf#page=42 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed March 1, 2020. "Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District ('District') is organized under the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. The District operates under a locally elected Board form of government consisting of nine members elected to three-year terms, which are staggered.... It is located in Monmouth County and provides education for all of Manalapan-Englishtown Regional’s students in grades K through 8."</ref><ref>[https://www.mersnj.us/Page/140 Board Members], Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed March 23, 2020.</ref> Seats on the board are allocated based on population, with one seat assigned to Englishtown.<ref>Rosman, Mark. [https://centraljersey.com/2020/01/10/manalapan-englishtown-school-board-reorganization/ "Manalapan-Englishtown school board reorganizes for 2020"], ''News Transcript'', January 10, 2020. "The school board has nine members – eight residents of Manalapan (Bruno, Parisi, Kane, Urgo, Dotty Porcaro, Brian Graime, Janet Lewis and Joanne Schechter) and one resident of Englishtown (Lori Semel)."</ref>

Students from Englishtown in public school for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Manalapan High School]] as part of the [[Freehold Regional High School District]] (FRHSD).<ref>[https://frhsd.schoolwires.net/cms/lib8/NJ01912687/Centricity/Domain/4/Attendance%20Boundaries.pdf FRHSD Attendance Boundaries; Which High School Will My Child Attend?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928172902/http://frhsd.schoolwires.net/cms/lib8/NJ01912687/Centricity/Domain/4/Attendance%20Boundaries.pdf |date=September 28, 2016 }}, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed January 15, 2020. "The following is a list of streets, by municipality, that are assigned to a Freehold Regional District high school outside of their hometown."</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/25/1650/070.html Manalapan High School 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Manalapan High School is a fully accredited comprehensive high school serving a community of nearly 39,000 residents living primarily in the Township of Manalapan and the Borough of Englishtown. One of six high schools in the Freehold Regional High School District, which opened in 1971, Manalapan High School has enjoyed an outstanding reputation throughout the state for its academic and extracurricular programs."</ref> The Freehold Regional High School District also serves students from [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey|Colts Neck Township]], Englishtown, [[Farmingdale, New Jersey|Farmingdale]], [[Freehold Borough, New Jersey|Freehold Borough]], [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold Township]], [[Howell Township, New Jersey|Howell Township]] and [[Marlboro, New Jersey|Marlboro Township]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/25/1650/000.html Freehold Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210072033/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/25/1650/000.html |date=December 10, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed December 9, 2017. "The Freehold Regional High School District, the largest regional high school District in New Jersey, has six high schools with over 11,000 students and over 1,500 employees and spans 200 square miles. District members include the townships of Colts Neck, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, and Marlboro, and the boroughs of Englishtown, Farmingdale, and Freehold."</ref><ref>[https://www.frhsd.com/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=115&dataid=5452&FileName=FRHSD%20FY18%20CAFR.pdf ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Freehold Regional High School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], June 30, 2018. Accessed January 15, 2020. "Geographically, the District is comprised of the Townships of Colts Neck, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan and Marlboro and the Boroughs of Englishtown, Farmingdale and Freehold. Established in 1953, the District's total area is 198 square miles."</ref> As of the 2019–20 school year, Manalapan High School had an enrollment of 1,879 students and 122.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 15.3:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405610&ID=340561003802 School data for Manalapan High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref> Students may apply to attend one of the district's six specialized learning centers, including the Science and Engineering Learning Center hosted at Manalapan High School.<ref>[https://www.frhsd.com/cms/lib/NJ01912687/Centricity/Domain/38/Learning%20Centers%202016-updated.pdf Specialized Learning Centers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130142113/https://www.frhsd.com/cms/lib/NJ01912687/Centricity/Domain/38/Learning%20Centers%202016-updated.pdf |date=November 30, 2020 }}, Freehold Regional High School District, updated August 31, 2016. Accessed January 19, 2020.</ref> The FRHSD board of education has nine members, who are elected to three-year terms from each of the constituent districts.<ref>[https://www.frhsd.com/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=115&dataid=5452&FileName=FRHSD%20FY18%20CAFR.pdf#page=48 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Freehold Regional School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], June 30, 2018. Accessed January 19, 2020. "The Freehold Regional High School District is a Type II District located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The School District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board of Education of the Freehold Regional High School District, comprised of nine elected individuals, is the primary governing authority of the District."</ref> Each member is allocated a fraction of a vote that totals to nine points, with Englishtown allocated one member, who has 0.5 votes.<ref>Vilacoba, Karl. [https://archive.centraljersey.com/2002/09/26/marlboro-files-challenge-to-frhsd-voting-system/ "Marlboro files challenge to FRHSD voting system"], Central Jersey Archives, September 26, 2002. Accessed January 19, 2020. "Under the current weighted FRHSD vote apportionment, a nine-point voting system is in place. Howell has two board members for a combined 2 voting points; Marlboro, Manalapan and Freehold Township each have one vote worth 1.4 points; Colts Neck and Freehold Borough each have one vote worth 0.9 points; and Englishtown and Farmingdale each have one vote worth 0.5 voting points."</ref>

Public high school students also have the option of attending one of the [[Monmouth County Vocational School District]]'s five career academies.<ref>[http://www.mcvsd.org/schools.html Career Academies], [[Monmouth County Vocational School District]]. Accessed September 17, 2014.</ref>