Many Ocean County residents commonly refer to all of Lacey Township as Forked River.

The Lacey Township School District serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are three K-4 elementary schools — Cedar Creek School, Forked River School and Lanoka Harbor School — Mill Pond School for grades 5&6, Lacey Township Middle School for grades 7&8 and Lacey Township High School for students in grades 9-12.

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