Cecil S. Collins Elementary

Cecil S. Collins Elementary is one of the substantial elementary-level communitys in BARNEGAT, New Jersey, part of Barnegat Township School District, with 744 students on its rolls from grades K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 84% bigger than the state mean of about 405.

Cecil S. Collins Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Barnegat Township School District, a district that works with 3,604 students overall.

Demographically, Cecil S. Collins Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Cecil S. Collins Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ocean County) shows that median household income runs about $89,863, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cecil S. Collins Elementary is one of 117 public schools in Ocean County (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students).

The closest other public school is Russell O. Brackman Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 58%: 472 students in 2018 compared to 744 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 79% to 62% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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