Total enrollment
3,604
+108 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Barnegat Township School District
New Jersey · 3,604 students · 1 city
Looking at the Barnegat Township School District system: 6 public K-12 schools serving approximately 3,604 students inside New Jersey, averaging 601 per school.
4-year change in Barnegat Township School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Barnegat Township School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #159 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,604 | #100 of 372 | #2,692 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #101 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #149 of 370 | #948 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 45.4% | #126 of 369 | #4,846 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #155 of 298 | #2,219 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Barnegat Township School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School at 43.0% proficient to Russell O. Brackman Middle School at 30.5%, a gap of 12.5 points. That is the 144th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,155 to 3,604 students (up 14%) and from 259 to 329 full-time teachers (up 27%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnegat High School | Barnegat | High | 09-12 | 1,003 |
| Cecil S. Collins Elementary | Barnegat | Elementary | KG-02 | 744 |
| Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School | Barnegat | Elementary | 03-04 | 524 |
| Russell O. Brackman Middle School | Barnegat | Middle | 07-08 | 509 |
| Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School | Barnegat | Middle | 05-06 | 499 |
| Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary | Barnegat | Elementary | PK-PK | 325 |
About Barnegat Township School District
Barnegat Township School District operates 6 public schools across New Jersey, collectively educateing roughly 3,604 students.
For a sense of the school types, Barnegat Township School District comprises 3 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Barnegat Township School District runs about 601 students per school, 11% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 540.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,604 students, grew 3% from the 3,496 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Barnegat Township School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.