Editing Lacey Township, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Lacey Township School District]] serves students in [[kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=b690e3def5a046e7b6e7498475519f22 Lacey Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Lacey Township School District. Accessed November 17, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-School Handicapped through twelve in the Lacey Township School District. Composition: The Lacey Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Lacey Township."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,864 students and 334.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3408100&DistrictID=3408100 District information for Lacey 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=3408100 School Data for the Lacey Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Mill Pond Elementary School<ref>[https://www.laceyschools.org/Domain/3220 Mill Pond Elementary School], Lacey Township School District. Accessed November 17, 2023.</ref> with 635 students in grades 5-6 (now PreK-K), 
Cedar Creek Elementary School<ref>[https://www.laceyschools.org/Domain/3349 Cedar Creek Elementary School], Lacey Township School District. Accessed November 17, 2023.</ref> with 437 students in grades K-4 (now 1-5), 
Forked River Elementary School<ref>[https://www.laceyschools.org/Domain/3461 Forked River Elementary School], Lacey Township School District. Accessed November 17, 2023.</ref> with 465 students in grades K-4 (now 1-5), 
Lanoka Harbor Elementary School<ref>[https://www.laceyschools.org/Domain/3563 Lanoka Harbor Elementary School], Lacey Township School District. Accessed November 17, 2023.</ref> with 449 students in grades K-4 (now 1-5), 
Lacey Township Middle School<ref>[https://www.laceyschools.org/Domain/3086 Lacey Township Middle School], Lacey Township School District. Accessed November 17, 2023.</ref> with 608 students in grades 7-8 (now 6-8) and 
[[Lacey Township High School]]<ref>[https://www.laceyschools.org/Domain/68 Lacey Township High School], Lacey Township School District. Accessed November 17, 2023.</ref> with 1,256 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//d64ea052-73be-47b5-b7fb-9a1b85e31dac.pdf#page=34 ''Public Schools Directory 2023-2024; Living & Learning in Ocean County''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/2480 School Performance Reports for the Lacey Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed November 17, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2480 New Jersey School Directory for the Lacey Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

St. Mary Academy in [[Manahawkin, New Jersey|Manahawkin]], a [[K–8 school]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]], is in the area. 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,<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> with one being St. Pius X Church,<ref name=MaryRenameArch/> in the township and adjacent to the Forked River CDP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://churchofstpius.org/|title=Home|publisher=Saint Pius X Church|access-date=2020-06-23|quote=300 Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731}} - It has a Forked River postal address but is outside the CDP.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st34_nj/place/p3424180_forked_river/DC10BLK_P3424180_000.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Forked River CDP, NJ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-06-23}} - Relevant page: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st34_nj/place/p3424180_forked_river/DC10BLK_P3424180_001.pdf 1]</ref> In 2019 St. Mary Church in [[Barnegat, New Jersey|Barnegat]] 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/>