Linden Public Schools

Linden Public Schools
2 E. Gibbons Street
Linden, NJ 07036
District information
Grades PreK-12
Superintendent Dr. Danny A. Robertozzi
Business administrator Kathleen A. Gaylord
Schools 11
Students and staff
Enrollment 6,291 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 505.0 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 12.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website http://linden.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,03962$18,8910.8%
1Budgetary Cost15,4786914,7834.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,470808,7638.1%
6Support Services2,172452,392-9.2%
8Administrative Cost1,641831,48510.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,971821,78310.5%
13Extracurricular Activities21638268-19.4%
16Median Teacher Salary63,1114064,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Linden Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Linden, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its 11 schools had an enrollment of 6,291 students and 505.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[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" in 2006, 2015 and 2016 by the American Music Conference.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6] Elementary schools

  • School No. 1[7] (grades PreK–5; 444 students)
  • School No. 2[8] (PreK-5; 582)
  • School No. 4[9] (PreK-5; 408)
  • School No. 5[10] (PreK-5; 329)
  • School No. 6[11] (PreK-5; 345)
  • School No. 8[12] (PreK-5; 288)
  • School No. 9[13] (PreK-5; 361)
  • School No. 10[14] (PreK-5; 280)
Middle schools
  • Myles J. McManus Middle School[15] (5-8; 613)
  • Joseph E. Soehl Middle School[16] (6-8; 630)
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[18][19]

  • Dr. Danny A. Robertozzi, Superintendent
  • Kathleen A. Gaylord, Business Administrator

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Linden Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America, 2006 Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine., accessed December 12, 2006
  5. ↑ School Data for the Linden Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Linden Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ School No. 1, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ School No. 2, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ School No. 4, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ School No. 5, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  11. ↑ School No. 6, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  12. ↑ School No. 8, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  13. ↑ School No. 9, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  14. ↑ School No. 10, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  15. ↑ Myles J. McManus Middle School, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  16. ↑ Joseph E. Soehl Middle School, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  17. ↑ Linden High School, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  18. ↑ Central Office, Linden Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2017.
  19. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Union County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

Coordinates: 40°38′07″N 74°15′39″W / 40.63539°N 74.26087°W / 40.63539; -74.26087

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