Wood-Ridge School District

What Wood-Ridge School District does

Wood-Ridge School District is a public K-12 school district operating under the New Jersey Department of Education and governed by an elected Board of Education, serving students from Pre-K through 12th grade residing in Wood-Ridge, Bergen County, NJ. The district operates three schools: Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School (Pre-K through 4th grade), Wood-Ridge Intermediate School (5th-6th grade), and Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School (7th-12th grade). Its core service offering is comprehensive public education, supplemented by ancillary programs including a fee-based CARE Before/After Care Program, the National School Lunch Program, mental health resources, anti-bullying (HIB) prevention, athletics, performing arts, and student publications (The Doyle Dish, Blue Devil Gazette). The district has established a dual enrollment partnership with St. Thomas Aquinas College offering 14 college-credit courses, and is undertaking a major facilities modernization with the Doyle School Expansion Project adding 18 classrooms and a new gymnasium. The leadership team is led by Superintendent Anthony Albro and three school principals: Silvia Ruiz (Jr/Sr High), Ryan Ann Guglielmotti (Intermediate), and Lara Schmitt (Doyle Elementary).

The district's revenue model is fundamentally a public funding mechanism rather than a commercial one: the primary funding streams are local property taxes, state aid, and federal funding. Secondary fee-based revenue includes monthly subscriptions for before/after care (3-day and 5-day tiers with separate before- and after-care slots), a one-time $25 family registration fee, and tuition-like payments for the lunch program (with free/reduced-price eligibility for qualifying students and online payment processing via PaySchools Central). The underlying technology stack is composed of standard educational platforms — Google Classroom, LinkIt, IXL, ST Math, Brain Pop Jr., College Board, Naviance, Proximity Learning, and Tumble Book Library — overlaid with one district-developed instructional program, WINN (What I Need Now), a daily 30-minute personalized instruction period implemented schoolwide at the elementary level since the 2022-23 school year.

The customer base is structurally constrained to students and families residing within the Wood-Ridge school district catchment area, with no out-of-district enrollment, commercial customers, or external revenue diversification. The district's go-to-market is non-commercial — families do not choose the district in a marketplace but are assigned by residency. Distribution is exclusively in-person at three school facilities. Marketing and community engagement are conducted via the district website (wood-ridgeschools.org), Facebook, Twitter/X (@WRBOE), YouTube (Blue Devil Nation TV), PTA communications, and electronic newsletters. The district employs between 101 and 250 staff, with administrative offices at 540 Windsor Road, Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075.

Name

Wood-Ridge School District

Legal name

Wood-Ridge School District

Website

https://wood-ridgeschools.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Wood-Ridge School District is a public K-12 school district in Wood-Ridge, NJ operating three schools (elementary, intermediate, 7-12) serving resident students from Pre-K through 12th grade, funded by property taxes, state aid, and federal funding with ancillary fee-based before/after care and lunch programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Elementary secondary schools
• Before after care
• School nutrition programs
• Dual enrollment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Wood Ridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: Funded through local property taxes, state aid, and federal funding. Operates as a public school district serving students from Kindergarten through 12th grade.
2. Before/After Care Program: Fee-based before and after school childcare program for Pre-K through 6th grade students. Requires prepayment of first and last month's fees plus a $25 registration fee per family.
3. School Nutrition Program: National School Lunch Program offering free and reduced-price meals to eligible students. Also accepts online payments via PaySchools Central.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Wood-Ridge School District is a public K-12 school district operating three schools — Catherine E. Doyle Elementary (Pre-K through 4th grade), Wood-Ridge Intermediate School (5th-6th grade), and Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School (7th-12th grade) — delivering comprehensive academic instruction, before/after school childcare, school meals, mental health and anti-bullying services, athletics, performing arts, and dual enrollment college-credit courses to students residing in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey.

Product overview

Wood-Ridge School District is a public school district in Wood-Ridge, NJ serving approximately pre-K through 12th grade. The district operates three schools: Catherine E. Doyle Elementary (pre-K-4th grade), Wood-Ridge Intermediate School (5th-6th grade), and Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School (7th-12th grade). Beyond core academics, the district offers childcare services (CARE Before/After Care Program), food services (National School Lunch Program), student support services (Mental Health Resources, HIB Prevention), student publications (The Doyle Dish at Doyle School, Blue Devil Gazette at WRIS), and a reading challenge program (Blue Devil Grand Slam Readers). The district has a dual enrollment partnership with St. Thomas Aquinas College for college credit and is undergoing a major facilities expansion at Doyle Elementary School.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School Elementary school serving Pre-K through 4th grade students in Wood-Ridge, NJ, including general academics and the WINN (What I Need Now) personalized instruction program.
• Wood-Ridge Intermediate School (WRIS) Intermediate school serving 5th and 6th grade students, featuring the Blue Devil Gazette student newspaper, Gifted & Talented program, and TREP$ entrepreneurship marketplace.
• Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School Combined junior and senior high school serving grades 7-12, offering dual enrollment partnerships with St. Thomas Aquinas College for college credit, athletics programs, and performing arts.
• CARE Before/After Care Program Before and after school childcare program for students in Pre-K through 6th grade. Before care runs 7:00-8:00 AM; after care runs 3:00-6:00 PM on regular days and 12:30-6:00 PM on single session days.
• National School Lunch Program School breakfast and lunch program accepting online payments via PaySchools Central, also accepting cash and checks. Offers free/reduced lunch for eligible students.
• Mental Health Resources Mental health and crisis management resources for students and families, including Bergen County mental health contacts, crisis stabilization services, and social-emotional learning materials.
• Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying (HIB) Prevention HIB policy and reporting system with an Anti-Bullying Coordinator and specialists at each school, providing resources for reporting and school report cards.
• Dual Enrollment Program Partnership with St. Thomas Aquinas College allowing Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School students to earn college credit while taking high school classes. Currently offers 14 classes through the partnership.

Quantifiable outcome

• Personalized instruction for every student through WINN period
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• St. Thomas Aquinas CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026Dual enrollment partnership allowing high school students to earn college credit while taking high school classes. The program is affordable and 14 classes have been added through this partnership. Students can receive credit for courses listed, with registration opening to Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School students.
• New York BouldersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReading challenge partnership with New York Boulders baseball team encouraging students to build consistent reading habits. Students can earn prizes including tickets to Boulders games based on minutes read.
• Bergen County Health DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental education programs including recycling and litter control presentations. Laura Jean Checki from the Bergen County Health Department conducts educational sessions for second grade students.
• Keep Wood-Ridge Beautiful CommitteeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity initiative on clean communities focused on recycling and litter control education.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bogota Public Schools: Small Bergen County, NJ public K-12 district in an adjacent borough. Operates the same traditional public-district model, with a comparable enrollment scale and similar reliance on property-tax-funded K-12 instruction.
• East Rutherford School District: Small public K-12 district in the neighboring borough of East Rutherford, Bergen County, NJ. Direct same-model peer: traditional public district, similar enrollment scale, similar property-tax and state-aid revenue structure.
• Rutherford Public School District: Adjacent Bergen County, NJ public K-12 district serving a comparable small-borough student population. Closest same-model competitor in the county with similar program breadth (athletics, performing arts, before/after care) and a directly overlapping choice-zone.
• Hasbrouck Heights School District: Small public K-12 district in Hasbrouck Heights, Bergen County, NJ, serving a comparable borough-sized population. Operates on the same traditional public-district model, funded similarly via local taxes and state aid, and competes for the same inter-district choice families.
• Wallington Public Schools: Public K-12 district serving Wallington, a small borough adjacent to Wood-Ridge in Bergen County, NJ. Same traditional public-district model with comparable enrollment scale and similar Bergen County funding dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Stride, Inc. (formerly K12 Inc.): Large provider of online and blended K-12 public school programs, including tuition-free public schools serving similar grade bands. Comparable as an alternative public-school delivery model competing for the same families.
• Connections Academy: Operates tuition-free virtual public schools (K-12) across many states, funded through per-pupil public allocations. Comparable as an alternative public-school option that competes with traditional districts for students and funding.
• EdisonLearning: Established education management company that operates and partners with public school districts to deliver K-12 instruction, including personalized learning and dropout recovery. Comparable as a scaled public-school operator with a similar focus on differentiated instruction.

Emerging players

• Charter Schools USA: Large charter school management company operating tuition-free public charter schools, including online academies. Comparable as a scaled alternative public-school provider that competes with traditional districts for students and per-pupil funding.
• National Heritage Academies: Charter school management organization operating public charter schools across multiple states. Comparable as an alternative public-school model that competes for the same tuition-free enrollment base using a more centralized operating playbook.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WRBOE
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BlueDevilNationTV
• Facebookfacebook.com/WoodRidgeSchoolDistrict

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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