| Linden Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Rocco G. Tomazic | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Kathleen A. Gaylord | ||||
| Address: | 2 E. Gibbons Street Linden, NJ 07036 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 11 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 6,245 (as of 2009-10)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 534 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 11.69 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | B | ||||
| Web site: | http://linden.k12.nj.us | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $12,936 | 52 | $13,632 | -5.1% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,801 | 55 | 8,035 | -2.9% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,780 | 40 | 2,166 | -17.8% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,279 | 37 | 1,379 | -7.3% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,852 | 81 | 1,674 | 10.6% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 56,333 | 41 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105 |
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The Linden Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Linden, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's 11 schools had an enrollment of 6,245 students and 534 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.69.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the seventh 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]
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The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Higher Music Education in America 2006" by the American Music Conference.[4]
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are
Core members of the district's administration are:[6][7]
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