As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,149 students and 126.3 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 9.1:1.[1]
The district had been classified by theNew Jersey Department of Education as being inDistrict Factor Group "GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by commonsocioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[9]
The district'sboard 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 one to two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general 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.[23][24][25]
^Hillside Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Hillside Public Schools, adopted February 10, 2015. Accessed October 10, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Hillsdale School District.. Composition: The Hillsdale School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hillsdale."
^Curriculum and Instruction, Hillsdale Public Schools. Accessed October 10, 2025. "The Regional Curriculum Office was established on July 1, 2012 as part of a services agreement between the Pascack Valley Regional High School District and the school districts in Hillsdale, Montvale, River Vale, and Woodcliff Lake."
^"Raubinger Aids In Dedication Of New Regional High School",The Record, September 26, 1955. Accessed October 10, 2025, viaNewspapers.com. "New Jersey, faced with a yearly increase of 40,000 pupils and the need for 1,000 teachers and 1,000 classrooms each year, is handling the problem but not solving it, Dr. Frederick Vv. Raubinger, commissioner of the State Department of Education said yesterday afternoon at the dedication of the Pascack Valley Regional High School on Piermont Avenue.... He urged residents of the regional high school district of Hillsdale, Montvale, River Vale, and Woodcliff Lake to do their part in looking and planning ahead, and to obtain a good teaching staff."
^Beuscher, Kristin."This Week In Local History: A New School at Park Ridge",Pascack Press, October 22, 2019. Accessed August 19, 2020. "Opened in September 1922, the school housed students of Park Ridge, Montvale, Woodcliff Lake and Hillsdale until Pascack Valley Regional High School opened in 1955."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Hillside School District,New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed October 10, 2025. "The Borough of Hillsdale School District is an independent reporting entity within the criteria adopted by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board ('GASB') in codification section 2100. All funds of the District are included in this report. The Borough of Hillsdale School District and all its schools constitute the District's reporting entity. The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grade levels Pre-K through 8." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.
