 Woodcliff Lake's police department, located next to borough hall and the fire department, was founded in 1954.The Woodcliff Lake Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 737 students and 77.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5