School district · New Jersey

Linden Public School District

Linden Public School District in New Jersey: 11 public schools with 6,441 students and 11.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,956 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
6,441
Students per teacher
11.8
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$27,956
NJ $28K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
548
Counselors (FTE)
12.0
Students per counselor
537
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Jersey's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Jersey: 54%

35%proficient

+3.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

2,652 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

20%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 88% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

2,589 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$18.8K15
$19.5K16
$19.9K17
$21.1K18
$21.4K19
$21.4K20
$22.7K21
$24.7K22
$26.8K23
$28.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.7% · $15.7M
State
44% · $90M
Local
48% · $97.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$17,170
Support services
$9,963
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$11.4M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–545412.328%29%
Pre-K–529913.036%33%
Pre-K–560210.026%24%
Pre-K–544714.029%27%
Pre-K–531912.332%26%
Pre-K–532013.933%26%
Pre-K–533412.435%22%
Pre-K–531110.050%42%
6–871011.738%13%
6–871111.937%12%
9–121,93413.6——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
2 E. Gibbons Street, Linden, NJ 07036
Phone
(908)486-2800
Website