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Oakland Public School District, NJ: schools, enrollment and spending

Oakland Public School District runs 5 public schools with 1,326 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 9.8 students per teacher is 1.9 lower than the New Jersey figure of 11.7.

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
1,326
Teachers (FTE)
136
Students per teacher
9.8
NJ: 11.7 · US: 15.3
Address
315 Ramapo Valley Road, Oakland, NJ 07436
County
Bergen County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3411910
State district ID
NJ-033760
Total staff (FTE)
283
School counselors (FTE)
6.0About 221 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
6.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district9.8
New Jersey11.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,334), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$40.1 million
Federal revenue
$878,000
State revenue
$8.0 million
Local revenue
$31.2 million
Total spending
$37.7 million
Spending per pupil
$28,251
Salaries
$18.7 million49.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$432,000

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 2.2%
  • State: 20.0%
  • Local: 77.8%

New Jersey overall

  • Federal: 5.1%
  • State: 41.6%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$28,251
New Jersey$25,026
United States$16,826

Schools in Oakland Public School District

By level: 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Dogwood Hill Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 52349.4
Heights Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 534310.7
Manito Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 52559.4
TOPS Early Learning Childhood LearningPrekindergartenPK2211.0
Valley Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 84469.5

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.