Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary

Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary is a close-knit primary school in BARNEGAT, New Jersey, operated by Barnegat Township School District. The school educates 325 students in grade pre-K.

Across the 6 schools in Barnegat Township School District (3,604 students total), Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Ocean County put the typical household earns roughly $89,863 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ocean County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Cecil S. Collins Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 325). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 17% to 24%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 in 2025.

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