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.Holmdel Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Holmdel Township Public Schools, adopted August 29, 2012. Accessed April 1, 2025. "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."
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,891 students and 285.14 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.14:1.District information for Holmdel Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 13, 2025.
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."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."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."
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.District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
Schools Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for the Holmdel Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.) are:County School List H-K, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.School Performance Reports for the Holmdel Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.New Jersey School Directory for the Holmdel Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 24, 2016.
Elementary schools Village Elementary SchoolVillage Elementary School, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024. with 805 students in grades PreK–3 Tricia Barrett, principalMain Office Contacts, Village Elementary School. Accessed December 11, 2024. Indian Hill SchoolIndian Hill School, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024. with 623 students in grades 4–6 Lisa Vitale, principalMain Office Contacts, Indian Hill Elementary School. Accessed December 11, 2024. Middle school William R. Satz Middle SchoolWilliam R. Satz Middle School, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024. with 493 students in grades 7–8 Chantal M. Simonelli, principalMain Office Contacts, William R. Satz Middle School. Accessed December 11, 2024. High school Holmdel High SchoolSchool, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024. with 960 students in grades 9–12 Michael-John Herits, principalMain Office Contacts, Village Elementary School. Accessed December 11, 2024.
Administration Core members of the district's administration as of the 2024–25 school year are:Central Office, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed April 1, 2025.New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Dr. J. Scott Cascone, SuperintendentCentral Office, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed April 1, 2025. Deborah Donnelly, Business Administrator and Board SecretaryBusiness Office, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed April 1, 2025.
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.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.Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Holmdel Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed April 1, 2025. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grades levels one (1) through twelfth (12th) grade." See "Roster of Officials" on page 16.Board Members, Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed April 1, 2025.
References
External links Holmdel Township Public Schools
School Data for the Holmdel Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics