Total enrollment
12,357
-260 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Toms River
New Jersey · Public K-12
Of the 18 public K-12 schools in Toms River, combined enrollment is roughly 12,357 students (an average of 687 per school).
4-year change in Toms River
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
-2 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
94,956
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
12,357
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
18
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 931 |
| East Dover Elementary School | Elementary | KG-05 | 584 |
| Hooper Avenue Elementary School | Elementary | KG-05 | 693 |
| Joseph A. Citta Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 511 |
| North Dover Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 384 |
| OCEAN CO JDC | High | 08-11 | 0 |
| Ocean County Vocational Technical School Toms River Center | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Ocean Regional School | Combined | 01-12 | 0 |
| OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy | High | 09-12 | 259 |
| Silver Bay Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 585 |
| Toms River High School East | High | 09-12 | 1,377 |
| Toms River High School North | High | 09-12 | 1,861 |
| Toms River High School South | High | 09-12 | 1,463 |
| Toms River Intermediate School East | Middle | 06-08 | 1,271 |
| Toms River Intermediate School North | Middle | 06-08 | 970 |
| Walnut Street Elementary School | Elementary | KG-05 | 727 |
| Washington Street Elementary School | Elementary | KG-05 | 354 |
| West Dover Elementary School | Elementary | KG-05 | 387 |
About Toms River
Toms River is a mid-sized New Jersey city in terms of public-school footprint, with 18 schools and 12,357 students total.
On the level-by-level breakdown, the city is built around 9 elementary, 2 middle, 6 high, and 1 other.
Per-school enrollment runs near 687, noticeably above the state mean of about 540.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 12,617 students in SY 2020-21 versus 12,357 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Toms River lost 2 schools, going from 17 to 15.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Toms River discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.