School district in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
Woodcliff Lake Public Schools |
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134 Woodcliff Avenue
Woodcliff Lake , Bergen County, New Jersey, 07677 United States |
Coordinates | 41°01′16″N 74°03′28″W / 41.021019°N 74.057688°W / 41.021019; -74.057688 |
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Grades | Pre-K to 8 |
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Superintendent | Lauren Barbelet |
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Business administrator | Matthew M. Lynaugh |
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Schools | 2 |
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Enrollment | 737 (as of 2018–19)[1] |
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Faculty | 77.5 FTEs[1] |
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Student–teacher ratio | 9.5:1[1] |
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District Factor Group | J |
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Website | www.woodcliff-lake.com |
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Ind. |
Per pupil |
District spending |
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K-8 average |
%± vs. average
| 1A | Total Spending | $20,319 | 77 | $18,891 | 7.6% | 1 | Budgetary Cost | 15,804 | 76 | 14,159 | 11.6% | 2 | Classroom Instruction | 8,589 | 44 | 8,659 | −0.8% | 6 | Support Services | 3,365 | 84 | 2,167 | 55.3% | 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,976 | 83 | 1,547 | 27.7% | 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,727 | 60 | 1,612 | 7.1% | 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 143 | 75 | 104 | 37.5% | 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 60,580 | 37 | 61,136 | Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84 |
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The Woodcliff Lake Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Woodcliff Lake, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 737 students and 77.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[4]
For ninth through twelfth grades, Woodcliff Lake public school students attend Pascack Hills High School, along with those from Montvale. The school is part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District, which serves students from Hillsdale and River Vale at Pascack Valley High School.[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 842 students and 70.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[7]
- ^ a b c d District information for Woodcliff Lake School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ Woodcliff Lake Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Woodcliff Lake Public Schools. Accessed June 20, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Woodcliff Lake School District. Composition: The Woodcliff Lake School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education Accessed November 18, 2014.
- ^ Pascack Valley Regional High School District 2015 School Report Card District Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 20, 2020. "The district is comprised of two high schools. Pascack Hills High School, which is located in Montvale, receives students from the towns of Montvale and Woodcliff Lake. Pascack Valley High School, located in Hillsdale, enrolls students from Hillsdale and River Vale."
- ^ District Information, Woodcliff Lake Public Schools. Accessed June 20, 2020. "All school-age students are served through a variety of programs in grades pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. High school aged students in the community attend the Pascack Hills High School. The nearly 900 students are housed in two buildings on one campus. Approximately 580 elementary students attend the Dorchester Elementary School and approximately 300 students, in grades 6 through 8, attend the Woodcliff Middle School."
- ^ School data for Pascack Hills High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.