Editing Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Woodcliff Lake Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=62b04d5fb6a340a495288c88c6ea846a Woodcliff Lake Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Woodcliff Lake Public Schools, adopted February 27, 2003. Accessed February 21, 2025. "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."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 780 students and 73.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418210&DistrictID=3418210 District information for Woodcliff Lake School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> The schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418210 School Data for the Woodcliff Lake Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are 
Dorchester Elementary School<ref>[https://des.woodcliff-lake.com/ Dorchester Elementary School], Woodcliff Lake School District. Accessed February 21, 2025.</ref> with 508 students in grades Pre-K through 5 and 
Woodcliff Middle School<ref>[https://wcms.woodcliff-lake.com/ Woodcliff Middle School], Woodcliff Lake School District. Accessed February 21, 2025.</ref> which had 265 students in grades 6–8.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/5880 School Performance Reports for the Woodcliff Lake School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5880 New Jersey School Directory for the Woodcliff Lake School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, Woodcliff Lake public school students attend [[Pascack Hills High School]], along with those from [[Montvale, New Jersey|Montvale]]. The school is part of the [[Pascack Valley Regional High School District]], which serves students from [[Hillsdale, New Jersey|Hillsdale]] and [[River Vale, New Jersey|River Vale]] at [[Pascack Valley High School]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/03/3960/000.html Pascack Valley Regional High School District 2015 School Report Card District Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 21, 2025. "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."</ref><ref name=DistrictInfo>[https://www.woodcliff-lake.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=566919&type=d About Our District Information], Woodcliff Lake Public Schools. Accessed February 21, 2025. "Welcome to our close-knit residential community, nestled in the charming Borough of Woodcliff Lake, located in the heart of Bergen County, New Jersey. The Woodcliff Lake School District provides educational services from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.... As students advance to high school, they continue their academic journey at the prestigious Pascack Hills High School, a cornerstone of our community."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 955 students and 93.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.2:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412510&ID=341251000720 School data for Pascack Valley High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> The mayor and council of Woodcliff Lake have passed resolutions supporting the withdrawal of the borough from the Pascack Valley Regional High School District, noting that the community contributes 28% of the district's spending, while accounting for 19% of the students attending the district's schools. Both Montvale and Woodcliff Lake, with substantial commercial property tax ratables, have a cost per student substantially higher than that paid by the other two communities, with Woodcliff Lake's cost of $28,521 nearly double the $14,840 paid by Hillsdale (on a per student basis).<ref>[http://www.wclnj.com/index.asp?SEC=EC4FDD3D-5F7E-430D-B644-C74ED5533B93&Type=B_BASIC Pascack Valley Regional High School Issue], Borough of Woodcliff Lake. Accessed November 5, 2015. "Unfortunately for Montvale and Woodcliff Lake the aggregate assessed property values using in the formula include commercial ratable (principally office buildings) which do not generate students. Woodcliff Lake sends only 19% of the students but pays 28% of the total school budget."</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 [[Bergen County Technical High School, Paramus Campus|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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014000910/http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us |date=October 14, 2013 }}, [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 23, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305034226/https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions |date=March 5, 2017 }}, [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref>