Holmdel Township Public Schools

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]

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	Deborah Donnelly
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,891 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty	285.14 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.14:1[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

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.^[1]

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.^[4][5]

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.^[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[7]) are:^[8][9][10]

Elementary schools

• Village Elementary School^[11] with 805 students in grades PreK–3
  • Tricia Barrett, principal^[12]
• Indian Hill School^[13] with 623 students in grades 4–6
  • Lisa Vitale, principal^[14]

Middle school

• William R. Satz Middle School^[15] with 493 students in grades 7–8
  • Chantal M. Simonelli, principal^[16]

High school

• Holmdel High School^[17] with 960 students in grades 9–12
  • Michael-John Herits, principal^[18]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration as of the 2024–25 school year are:^[19][20]

• Dr. J. Scott Cascone, Superintendent^[21]
• Deborah Donnelly, 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]