Livingston Public Schools

Livingston Public Schools
Address
11 Foxcroft Drive
Livingston
, Essex County, New Jersey, 07039
United States
Coordinates40°47′16″N 74°20′25″W / 40.787733°N 74.340283°W / 40.787733; -74.340283
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentMatthew J. Block
Business administratorMichael Davison
Schools9
Students and staff
Enrollment6,056 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Faculty492.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.livingston.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,22565$18,8911.8%
1Budgetary Cost14,3854814,783−2.7%
2Classroom Instruction8,866588,7631.2%
6Support Services2,295512,392−4.1%
8Administrative Cost1,604761,4858.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,277151,783−28.4%
13Extracurricular Activities2987126811.2%
16Median Teacher Salary82,2809964,043
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 Livingston Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Livingston, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] The district consists of six elementary schools, grades PreK/K-5; one middle school for grade 6 and another middle school for grades 7 and 8, and one four-year high school.[4]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising nine schools, had an enrollment of 6,056 students and 492.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Livingston Board of Education School District". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Livingston Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Livingston Public Schools. Accessed June 4, 2021. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarte through twelve in the Livingston School District. Composition The Livingston School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Livingston."
  4. ^ About Our Schools, Livingston Public Schools. Accessed June 4, 2021.
  5. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 8, 2014.