Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center

As a tight-knit elementary campus in Manahawkin, New Jersey, Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center instructs 332 students from grades pre-K through K, part of Stafford Township School District.

Across the 5 schools in Stafford Township School District (2,542 students total), Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center records that White students make up the majority at 80%; the rest comes out to 15% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Ocean County's rate of about 44%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Ocean County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $89,863 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Ocean County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Stafford Intermediate School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center has edged up 31%, going from 254 students in 2018 to 332 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 80% across the same window.

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