The Oakland Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from the borough of Oakland in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Oakland Public Schools
Address
315 Ramapo Valley Road Oakland , Bergen County, New Jersey, 07436 United States
Coordinates	41.022556°N 74.244461°W / 41.022556; -74.244461
District information
Grades	K-8
Superintendent	Gina M. Coffaro
Business administrator	Annette Wells
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,326 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty	130.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	www.oaklandschoolsnj.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,865 54 $18,891 −5.4% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,809 60 14,159 4.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,796 51 8,659 1.6% 6 Support Services 2,507 67 2,167 15.7% 8 Administrative Cost 1,957 79 1,547 26.5% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,440 33 1,612 −10.7% 13 Extracurricular Activities 74 27 104 −28.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 68,439 75 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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As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,326 students and 130.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.^[3]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school attend the schools of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, a regional district serving students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff.^[4] Students entering the district as freshmen have the option to attend either of the district's high schools, regardless of their residence, subject to a choice made during eighth grade.^[5][6] Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[7]) are Indian Hills High School, located in Oakland^[8] with 736 students and Ramapo High School, located in Franklin Lakes^[9] with 1,243 students.^[10]

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[11]) are:^[12][13][14]

Elementary schools

• Dogwood Hill Elementary School^[15] with 241 students in grades K-5
  • Sean Bowe, principal^[16]
• Heights Elementary School^[17] with 357 students in grades K-5
  • Robyn Greenwald, principal^[18]
• Manito Elementary School^[19] with 256 students in grades K-5
  • Adam I. Silverstein, principal^[20]

Middle school

• Valley Middle School^[21] with 440 students in grades 6-8
  • Gregg J. Desiderio, principal^[22]

Core members of the district's administration are:^[23][24]

• Gina M. Coffaro, superintendent of schools
• Annette Wells, school business administrator and board secretary^[25]

The district's board of education, comprised of five members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year held as part of the April school election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.^[26][27] As one of the 13 districts statewide with school elections in April, voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.^[28][29]