[6] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 187th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 36 positions from its 2010 ranking), based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the two components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), mathematics (82.5%) and language arts literacy (89.6%).

The 156,000-square-foot (14,500 m2), two-story building is located on a 66-acre (270,000 m2) campus, and includes 29 classrooms, six science labs, two technology labs, art and music rooms, cafeteria, media center, gymnasium, weight room and a 600-seat auditorium.

The new building opened to students in September 2004, with ribbon cutting ceremonies held on November 13, 2004.

[8] The Barnegat High School Bengals[3] compete in Division B South of the Shore Conference, an athletic conference comprised of public and private high schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties along the Jersey Shore.

[2][9] The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.

Barnegat High School's music department is led by faculty members Natalie Altonjy and Daniel McGrath.

In 2008 and 2009, the Marching Bengals were named the Group II Regional Champions in Chapter 1.