Editing Ridgefield, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:Bergen Blvd School Ridgefield jeh.JPG|thumb|Bergen Boulevard School]]
The [[Ridgefield School District (New Jersey)|Ridgefield School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=8908254307ca47d9bdbc4f232d094f8d Ridgefield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Ridgefield School District. Accessed December 26, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Ridgefield School District. Composition: The Ridgefield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Ridgefield."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,391 students and 160.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 8.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413770&DistrictID=3413770 District information for Ridgefield School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413770 School Data for the Ridgefield School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are: 
Shaler Academy<ref>[https://www.ridgefieldschools.com/Domain/15 Shaler Academy], Ridgefield School District. Accessed December 26, 2023.</ref> with 160 students in grades PreK/K, 
Bergen Boulevard School<ref>[https://www.ridgefieldschools.com/Page/13 Bergen Boulevard School], Ridgefield School District. Accessed December 26, 2023.</ref> with 192 students in grades 1-2, 
Slocum-Skewes School<ref>[https://www.ridgefieldschools.com/Domain/9 Slocum-Skewes School], Ridgefield School District. Accessed December 26, 2023.</ref> with 687 students in grades 3-8 and 
[[Ridgefield Memorial High School]]<ref>[https://www.ridgefieldschools.com/Domain/8 Ridgefield Memorial High School], Ridgefield School District. Accessed December 26, 2023.</ref> with 489 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://www.ridgefieldschools.com/domain/698 School Directory], Ridgefield Public Schools. Accessed December 26, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4370 New Jersey School Directory for the Ridgefield School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the [[Bergen County Technical Schools]], which include the [[Bergen County Academies]] in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and the [[Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus|Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro]] or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.<ref>[http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 15, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref>