Linden City Schools

Linden City Schools
Address
209 North Main Street[1]
Linden, Alabama
United States
Coordinates 32°18′30″N 87°47′52″W / 32.30820°N 87.79788°W / 32.30820; -87.79788Coordinates: 32°18′30″N 87°47′52″W / 32.30820°N 87.79788°W / 32.30820; -87.79788
Information
School board Linden Board of Education
NCES District ID 0102130[2]
Superintendent Dr. Timothy Thirman[1]
Staff 86.59 (on FTE basis)[2]
Teaching staff 46.00 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades K–12
Number of students 509[2]
Student to teacher ratio 11.07[2]
Accreditations Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Website www.lindencity.org

The Linden City School District is the city school district for Linden in Marengo County, Alabama.[3] It is the smallest school district in the state.[4] It operates three schools, which include Linden Elementary School, George P. Austin Junior High School, and Linden High School.[5] The system educates roughly 500 students and employs more than 80.[2]

Failing schools

Statewide testing ranks the schools in Alabama. Those in the bottom six percent are listed as "failing." As of early 2018, Linden High School was included in this category. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Information For Linden City System". Alabama State Department of Education. State of Alabama. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Linden City School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Marengo County". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ Scarborough, Alex (September 25, 2011). "Linden school transfer policy ensures segregation". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Linden City Schools". Linden City Board of Education. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Failing Alabama public schools: 75 on newest list, most are high schools". AL.COM. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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