Robert C. Wood Sr Early Childhood Center

Robert C. Wood Sr Early Childhood Center is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, overseen by Little Egg Harbor Township School District, with 318 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 405.

Robert C. Wood Sr Early Childhood Center is one of 3 schools operated by Little Egg Harbor Township School District, a district that caters to 1,680 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Robert C. Wood Sr Early Childhood Center shows that nearly all students (80%) are White; the rest looks like 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Ocean County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding 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 roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Robert C. Wood Sr Early Childhood Center is one of 117 public schools in Ocean County (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students).

George J. Mitchell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 14%: 278 students in 2018 compared to 318 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 86% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Robert C. Wood Sr Early Childhood Center community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.