Barnegat High School

Barnegat High School, an average-sized high school in BARNEGAT, New Jersey, one of the schools within Barnegat Township School District, serves 1,003 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Barnegat Township School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,604 students; Barnegat High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Barnegat High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 22% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Ocean County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Barnegat High School has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Barnegat High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Barnegat High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.2%.

Across the wider county, Ocean County reports that median household income runs about $89,863, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Ocean County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), Barnegat High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Barnegat High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 38.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 7%: 937 students in 2018 compared to 1,003 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 75% to 62% over that span.

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