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ExploreLinden Public School District

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3408610

Linden Public School District

Linden, NJ

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

6,664

-0.7%YoY

Graduation Rate

87.7%

+0.5%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$19,771

+7.2%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

12.2:1

-1.6%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+0.5%vs. State

English Language Learners

18.7%

+20.6%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

16.2%

+42.1%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-2.7%

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