In the nineteenth century, Lumberton Township included what is now Hainesport Township. This large municipality contained five schools: Easton, Lumberton, Eayrestown, Fostertown and Hainesport. All five of these buildings are still standing but only one is still being used for school purposes. The original Hainesport school is still in use as a small portion of the present school.

    In 1917 the people of Lumberton felt that the children would have a better educational opportunity if the small one- and two-room schools were consolidated into one four-room building. This was done at that time. The people of Hainesport felt they would rather maintain their own school, thus the division of municipalities. The building of the consolidated school took place in 1918 and it became known as the Lumberton Public School building.

    Lumberton Township was the first school district in New Jersey to own and operate a school bus. The Lumberton Parent-Teacher Association was organized one year after the state association was organized. Today, the PTA is lead by Marilynda Boyer and a group of dedicated women serving on the executive committee. The Lumberton School was one of the first in New Jersey to provide hot lunches to the children. These lunches were prepared by parents and brought to the school.

    In 1940 three classrooms were added to the four-room building. Two more rooms were added in 1952 and nine rooms were added in 1955. The next addition was completed by 1961.

    The elementary school on Chestnut Street is named in honor of Mrs. Florence L. Walther, principal and teacher in Lumberton until her retirement in 1939. Mrs. Walther resided on East Landing Street until her death in 1957. Mrs. Walther as principal, and her husband William Walther as District Clerk, were the real leaders in the consolidation of the school district.

    During the 1990-1991 school year additions were completed at the Walther School. Correspondingly, the 1917 wing was demolished during the summer of 1991.

    In September of 1991, the Lumberton Middle School opened its doors for the first time.  In September 1996 a new wing housing ten classrooms, two science demonstration rooms, and one computer lab was opened.  While in January 1997 the new auditorium and and music rooms were ready to be used.  The building now houses students in grades six through eight.

    In September 1998, the Bobby's Run School was opened for third through fifth grades.  The school was named in honor of Lumberton's first settler, Robert Dimsdale.  Mr. Dimsdale, a Quaker, purchased land in 1684 near what is now Lumberton.  He built and operated a sawmill on the property.  The Bobby's Run name comes from a small tributary on the Dimsdale plantation that emptied into the Rancocas Creek near Lumberton.