Linden Public Schools

Linden Public Schools
Address
2 East Gibbons Street
, 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
SuperintendentMarnie Hazelton
Business administratorKathleen A. Gaylord
Schools11
Students and staff
Enrollment6,159 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty555.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitelinden.k12.nj.us
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.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising 11 schools, had an enrollment of 6,159 students and 555.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[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]