Linden Public Schools
| Linden Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Danny A. Robertozzi | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Kathleen A. Gaylord | ||||
| Address: | 2 E. Gibbons Street Linden, NJ 07036 | ||||
| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 11 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 6,283 (as of 2010-11)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 476.4 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 13.19:1 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | B | ||||
| Web site: | http://linden.k12.nj.us | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending | Rank (*) | K-12 Average | %± vs. Average |
| 1A | Total Spending | $18,267 | 63 | $18,047 | 1.2% |
| 1 | Budgetary Cost | 14,693 | 69 | 14,519 | 1.2% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 8,917 | 74 | 8,588 | 3.8% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,149 | 54 | 2,338 | -8.1% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,474 | 66 | 1,448 | 1.8% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,930 | 84 | 1,787 | 8.0% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 210 | 41 | 263 | -20.2% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 62,359 | 47 | 62,707 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=106 | |||||
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 6,283 students and 476.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.19:1.[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]
Awards and recognition
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
Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6]
- Elementary schools (K-5)
- School No. 1 (grades 3-5; 291 students)
- School No. 2 (PreK-5; 285)
- School No. 4 (PreK-4; 432)
- School No. 5 (PreK-2; 338)
- School No. 6 (PreK-5; 342)
- School No. 8 (PreK-5; 324)
- School No. 9 (PreK-5; 387)
- School No. 10 (PreK-5; 345)
- Middle schools (6-8)
- McManus Middle School (741)
- Joseph E. Soehl Middle School (734)
- High school (9-12)
- Linden High School (1,798)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[7][8]
- Dr. Danny A. Robertozzi, Superintendent
- Kathleen A. Gaylord, Business Administrator
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for the Linden School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 19, 2013.
- ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ↑ Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America, 2006, accessed December 12, 2006
- ↑ Data for the Linden Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 19, 2013.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Linden Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 19, 2013.
- ↑ Central Office, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 19, 2013.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 19, 2013.
External links
- Linden Public Schools
- Linden Public Schools's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Linden Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°38′07″N 74°15′39″W / 40.63539°N 74.26087°W
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