The Linwood Public Schools are a comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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from

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, in

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, United States. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 809 students and 71.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 11.4:1.District information for Linwood City School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. Students in public school for

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through

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s attend

Mainland Regional High School Mainland Regional High School is a regional public high school and school district serving students in grades nine through twelve from the communities of Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, servi ...

, which also serves students from

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and

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. The high school is located in Linwood. For the 1997–98 school year, Mainland Regional High School was recognized by the

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as a

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. As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,239 students and 108.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

of 11.5:1.

Awards and recognition

During the 2008–09 school year, Seaview Elementary School was recognized with the

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Award of Excellence by the

, the highest award an American school can receive. The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2006" by the American Music Conference.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Elementary school *Seaview Elementary School with 429 students in grades PreK-4 **Lori Care, principal ;Middle school *Belhaven Middle School with 378 students in grades 5-8 **Dr. Jennifer Luff, principal

Activities

Belhaven hosts a series of events throughout the year, including the Pep Rally, the People's Choice Awards, and the Blue and Gold Game. In the Pep Rally, every grade level puts on an act, and kids and teachers are presented awards for their outstanding achievement. In the People's Choice Awards, students get picked from their grade level teachers based on their achievements. In the Blue and Gold Game, the Blue (newer) teachers play basketball against the Gold (older) teachers, with each side including some eighth graders.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Brian M. Pruitt, superintendent *Kevin Byrnes, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's

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is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2017) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. In the November 2016 general election, voters approved a referendum changing the district from an appointed (Type I) school board to a (Type II) board elected by voters."Nov. 8 Election Results: 1,533 School Board Seats, 19 Public Questions"
New Jersey School Boards Association, updated November 10, 2016. Accessed February 2, 2020. "Linwood (Atlantic County) – Approved – Voters acted on a proposal to reclassify the school district from one with an appointed board of education to one with an elected school board."

References

External links

Linwood Public Schools
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School Data for the Linwood Public Schools

Mainland Regional High School website
{{Atlantic County, New Jersey School Districts Linwood, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group GH School districts in Atlantic County, New Jersey