Editing Barnegat Township, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Barnegat Township School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=9ceb297c28bf45c9a63d060e20d78e07 Barnegat Township Board of Education District Policy: Identification], Barnegat Township School District. Accessed October 6, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 12 in the Barnegat Township School District. Composition: The Barnegat Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Barnegat Township."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,583 students and 272.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416470&DistrictID=3416470 District information for Barnegat Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021-22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416470 School Data for the Barnegat Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary School<ref>[https://www.barnegatschools.com/lmds Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary School], Barnegat Township School District. Accessed October 6, 2023.</ref> with 293 students in PreK, 
Cecil S. Collins Elementary School<ref>[https://www.barnegatschools.com/cscs Cecil S. Collins Elementary School], Barnegat Township School District. Accessed October 6, 2023.</ref> with 759 students in grades K-2, 
Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School<ref>[https://www.barnegatschools.com/jtds Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School], Barnegat Township School District. Accessed October 6, 2023.</ref> with 479 students in grades 3-4, 
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School<ref>[https://www.barnegatschools.com/rlhs Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School], Barnegat Township School District. Accessed October 6, 2023.</ref> with 498 students in grades 5-6, 
Russell O. Brackman Middle School<ref>[https://www.barnegatschools.com/robms Russell O. Brackman Middle School], Barnegat Township School District. Accessed October 6, 2023.</ref> with 552 students in grades 7-8 and 
[[Barnegat High School]]<ref>[https://www.barnegatschools.com/bhs Barnegat High School], Barnegat Township School District. Accessed October 6, 2023.</ref> with 971 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://www.barnegatschools.com/domain/67 School Directory], Barnegat Township School District. Accessed October 6, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//d64ea052-73be-47b5-b7fb-9a1b85e31dac.pdf#page=15 ''Public Schools Directory 2023-2024; Living & Learning in Ocean County''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed October 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/0185 School Performance Reports for the Barnegat Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 31, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0185 New Jersey School Directory for the Barnegat Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

St. Mary Academy near [[Manahawkin, New Jersey|Manahawkin]]<!--Has a Manahawkin postal address but is outside the CDP-->, a [[K–8 school]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]], is managed by St. Mary Church of Barnegat. From 1997,<ref name=MaryRenameArch>{{cite web|url=https://dioceseoftrenton.org/news/all-saints-regional-school-to-become-st-mary-academy|title=All Saints Regional school to become St. Mary Academy under administration of Barnegat parish |publisher=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]]|date=2018-12-19|access-date=2020-06-23}}</ref> until 2019 it operated as All Saints Regional Catholic School and was collectively managed by five churches. In 2019 St. Mary took entire control of the school, which remained on the same Manahawkin campus, and changed its name. The other churches no longer operate the school but still may send students there.<ref name=Heyboerall>{{cite web|author=Heyboer, Kelly|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2019/06/these-are-all-the-nj-catholic-schools-closing-and-merging-this-year.html|title=These are all the N.J. Catholic schools closing and merging this year|newspaper=[[Nj.com]]|date=2019-06-11|access-date=2020-06-23}}</ref>