Linden Public Schools

Linden Public Schools
Address
2 East Gibbons Street
Linden
, Union County, New Jersey, 07036
United States
Coordinates40°38′07″N 74°15′39″W / 40.63539°N 74.26087°W / 40.63539; -74.26087
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentAtiya Y. Perkins
Business administratorJohn Serpiglia
Schools11
Students and staff
Enrollment6,125 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty557.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitelindenps.org
Ind. Per pupil District
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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 6,125 students and 557.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[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.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Linden Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ District Policy 010 - Identification, Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Linden School District. Composition The Linden Public Schools District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Linden."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 24, 2014.