| Index | Barnegat | New Jersey | National |
| Average Test Scores | 78% | 74% | 68% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 1,604 | 79,235 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 823 | 24,875 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 157 | 7,965 |
| Index | Barnegat | New Jersey | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.7% | 87.2% | 83.8% |
| Completed high school | 86.1% | 85.9% | 82.4% |
| Completed some college | 58.1% | 59.6% | 58.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 38.9% | 42.6% | 37.2% |
| Completed bachelors | 29.7% | 36.4% | 29.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.8% | 13.8% | 11.0% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Island Heights, NJ | 1,710 | 93% | 36% |
| Lavallette, NJ | 2,029 | 87% | 27% |
| Pine Beach, NJ | 2,239 | 83% | 22% |
| Manahawkin, NJ | 2,608 | 81% | 19% |
| Beachwood, NJ | 11,127 | 81% | 19% |
| Barnegat, NJ | 3,502 | 78% | 14% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Paris, AR | 3,503 | 80% | 17% |
| St. Johns, AZ | 3,504 | 59% | 13% |
| Camden, DE | 3,504 | 66% | 3% |
| Etowah, TN | 3,498 | 50% | 27% |
| Eagle Grove, IA | 3,506 | 76% | 12% |
| Barnegat, NJ | 3,502 | 78% | 14% |