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Livingston Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 6,489 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Livingston Public Schools is a school district in New Jersey (Essex County). During the 2024 school year, 6,489 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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About the district

School board

Livingston Public Schools consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Pamela Chirls
Seth Cohen
Fang Gong
Inna Yelisevich
Parul Khemka2025

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Livingston Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 27Rosy BagolieDemocratic Party 100% 25%
New Jersey General Assembly District 27Alixon Collazos-GillDemocratic Party 100% 25%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,210,000 $682 2%
Local: $122,507,000 $19,836 74%
State: $39,228,000 $6,352 24%
Total: $165,945,000 $26,869
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $157,090,000 $25,435
Total Current Expenditures: $145,056,000 $23,487
Instructional Expenditures: $94,611,000 $15,319 60%
Student and Staff Support: $21,564,000 $3,491 14%
Administration: $12,774,000 $2,068 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $16,107,000 $2,607 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,344,000 $379
Construction: $614,000 $99
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,006,000 $162
Interest on Debt: $2,963,000 $479

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 53 79 25-29 35-39 >=50 60-64 39
2018-2019 73 92 45-49 55-59 PS 65-69 66
2017-2018 71 90 50-54 45-49 PS 75-79 64
2016-2017 69 87 40-44 50-54 PS 75-79 63
2015-2016 65 85 40-44 45-49 65-69 57
2014-2015 65 83 35-39 45-49 60-69 58
2013-2014 92 >=99 70-74 75-79 80-89 91
2012-2013 91 98 75-79 75-79 PS >=90 91
2011-2012 91 98 75-79 70-74 80-89 90
2010-2011 91 98 80-84 75-79 80-89 90

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 72 86 50-54 55-59 >=50 75-79 64
2018-2019 86 95 65-69 70-74 PS 80-84 83
2017-2018 83 94 65-69 70-74 PS 80-84 80
2016-2017 80 91 60-64 65-69 PS 80-84 76
2015-2016 74 90 50-54 60-64 70-74 69
2014-2015 75 87 55-59 65-69 70-79 70
2013-2014 91 97 75-79 75-79 >=90 90
2012-2013 90 96 75-79 75-79 PS 80-89 89
2011-2012 88 95 75-79 75-79 80-89 87
2010-2011 88 95 75-79 75-79 80-89 87

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=99 >=95 >=80 >=80 PS >=50 >=99
2018-2019 97 >=95 >=50 >=80 PS >=95
2017-2018 97 >=95 >=80 >=80 >=50 98
2016-2017 96 >=95 >=80 >=80 >=50 95
2015-2016 96 >=95 >=80 60-79 PS 96
2014-2015 97 >=95 >=80 >=50 PS 97
2013-2014 98 >=95 >=50 >=80 PS PS 97
2012-2013 96 >=95 >=50 >=80 PS 95
2011-2012 98 >=95 >=50 >=50 PS >=95
2010-2011 98 >=95 >=80 >=50 PS 98

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 6,489 1.8
2022-2023 6,371 3.1
2021-2022 6,176 1.9
2020-2021 6,056 -1.6
2019-2020 6,151 1.2
2018-2019 6,080 0.5
2017-2018 6,050 0.9
2016-2017 5,998 0.2
2015-2016 5,984 0.4
2014-2015 5,960 2.0
2013-2014 5,842 1.0
2012-2013 5,784 1.2
2011-2012 5,714 -1.9
2010-2011 5,825 0.6
2009-2010 5,791 2.5
2008-2009 5,649 2.0
2007-2008 5,536 0.0
2006-2007 5,534 3.0
2005-2006 5,367 2.5
2004-2005 5,234 0.3
2003-2004 5,216 4.1
2002-2003 5,003 2.8
2001-2002 4,865 2.6
2000-2001 4,737 3.9
1999-2000 4,554 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Livingston Public Schools (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 42.3 10.3
Black 4.3 14.5
Hispanic 5.7 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 3.9 3.1
White 43.3 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Livingston Public Schools had 537.28 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.08.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 23.00
Elementary: 185.00
Secondary: 234.00
Total: 537.28

Livingston Public Schools employed 3.00 district administrators and 20.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 20.00
School Administrators: 20.00
School Administrative Support: 38.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 205.33
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 26.60
Total Guidance Counselors: 26.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 9.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 53.60
Other Support Services: 92.14

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Livingston Public Schools operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Burnet Hill Elementary School467PK-5
Collins Elementary School471KG-5
Harrison Elementary School514KG-5
Heritage Middle School1,0047-8
Hillside Elementary School487KG-5
Livingston High School2,0819-12
Mount Pleasant Elementary School435KG-5
Mount Pleasant Middle School4876-6
Riker Hill Elementary School487KG-5

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See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics New Jersey
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