Manalapan High School

Manalapan High School
Address
Map
20 Church Lane

Manalapan Township
,
Monmouth County
,
New Jersey
07726

United States
Coordinates40°17′21″N 74°20′10″W / 40.2891°N 74.3360°W / 40.2891; -74.3360
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Today's Students, Tomorrow's Leaders"
Established1971
School districtFreehold Regional High School District
NCES School ID340561003802[2]
PrincipalShawn Currie[1]
Faculty117.0 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,722 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio14.7:1[2]
Color(s)  Red
  white and
  navy blue[3]
Athletics conferenceShore Conference[4]
Team nameBraves[3]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[5]
Websitemanalapan.frhsd.com

Manalapan High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Manalapan Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Freehold Regional High School District. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from all of Englishtown (which is the school's mailing address) and portions of Manalapan.[6][7] The Freehold Regional High School District also serves students from Colts Neck Township, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township, and Marlboro Township.[8][9] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1975.[5]

Manalapan High School is home to the Science/Engineering Specialized Learning Center, or S&E, which is a program for students with an affinity for mathematical and scientific subjects. The program has anywhere between 10 and 40 students in each class and the curriculum consists of courses related to engineering, science and high level mathematics.[10] The high school houses the Law Enforcement Public Safety Academy (LEPS), in which students undergo a course load learning about such fields as criminal justice, first responder procedures, evidence collection, first aid certifications, investigative procedures, civics, Homeland Security, fire science and safety, and emergency medical technicians.[11] Manalapan also houses the Automotive Technical Academy, which helps students prepare for a career in the automotive service industry. Students learn about how engines and vehicles work, how to diagnose, and how to repair vehicles. Students also learn how to use equipment such as scan tools.[12]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,722 students and 117.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.7:1. There were 119 students (6.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 31 (1.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Principal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Manalapan High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
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  5. ^ a b Manalapan High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 7, 2022.
  6. ^ 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."
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  8. ^ Freehold Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, 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."
  9. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Freehold Regional High School District, 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."
  10. ^ The Science and Engineering Learning Center, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed January 16, 2017.
  11. ^ The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Academy, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed January 16, 2017.
  12. ^ Benjamin, Dave. "Career night promotes h.s. auto tech academy", Tri-Town News, November 6, 2003. Accessed January 16, 2007. The automotive technology academy is a four-year training program in the automotive field offered by the Freehold Regional High School District at Manalapan High School."