| Definition of Terms |
Livingston Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Essex County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
1565 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
128 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 396 students | | Grade 10 - 441 students | | Grade 11 - 367 students | | Grade 12 - 361 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:12 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
21% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
3% |
15% |
| % Black |
2% |
17% |
| % White |
74% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
n/a |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
n/a |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Livingston Township School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
9 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
5,344 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$83,909,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$81,103,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$15,702 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$15,176 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
81% |
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- Livingston High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Livingston, in Essex County, New Jersey, as part of the Livingston Public Schools. It has been praised by many higher academics and has received several prestigious honors.
- Livingston High School offers 20 Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses within eight department areas. The Principal is Pamela Clause McGroarty.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,642 students and 127 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.9.
- Building & Facilities
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In 2008, LHS has undergone a massive 50 million dollar renovation. The renovation features a new Science wing, Music wing, Front facade, Auditorium, Running Track and Football Field, Auto Shop & Gymnasium, and Cafeteria. Most of these facilities are opened at different times throughout the 2008-2009 school year. All of the new additions feature LEED certified energy saving appliances and fixtures including the new American Standard Afwall that uses 1.2 Gallons of water. The existing building built in 1953 got a facelift with a Fire Alarm system by EST, better ceiling tiles, new lights, and fresh livery and paint. A new cafeteria will be introduced in 2010.
- Awards and recognition
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For the 1997-98 school year, Livingston High School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
- The school was the 19th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 14th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
- In Newsweek's June 8, 2009 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Livingston High School was listed in 797th place, the 25th-highest ranked school in New Jersey. The ranking was calculated using one main factor that is the ratio of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests given at a school.
- Livingston High School participates in many competitions. Recent accomplishments are:
- Consistent first place winner of Essex County Math League from 1989 to 2008
- Ranked #2 in 2009 New Jersey Mathematics League contest
- Placed first in the state in Integrated and Advanced Integrated Science in 2008 Merck State Science Day
- The Northern New Jersey Regional Champion of New Jersey Science Olympiad from 2004 to 2009. Livingston school district is one of the only three districts that have both middle and high schools in top ten of State Championship Tournament in 2009.
- Finalist of the Intel Science Talent Search 2009
- Livingston High School students won first-place awards in Pascrell Congressional Art Contest and Ducret School of Art Annual High School Student Art Show.
- Livingston High School received recognition for its AP Program as a 2006-2007 State High School winner of the Siemen's Award for Advanced Placement
- Athletics
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The Livingston High School Lancers compete in the Iron Division of the 20-member Iron Hills Conference.They won the 2008 North Section 1, Group 4 state championship in football
- Notable alumni
- Erin Abrahamson (Class of 2002), Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2001; Miss New Jersey USA 2007.
- Jason Alexander (Class of 1977; né Jason Scott Greenspan), actor (Seinfeld).
- Bruce Beck (Class of 1974), sportscaster on WNBC.
- Harlan Coben (Class of 1980), The New York Times best-selling author of Promise Me, Tell No One and No Second Chance,
- Alan Cooper (Class of 1967), founding member of Sha Na Na.
- Lucille Davy, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education.
- Chelsea Handler (Class of 1993), American stand-up comedian and television personality (The Chelsea Handler Show).
- Jian Li (born 1988), 2006 graduate who filed a civil rights complaint with the Office for Civil Rights against Princeton University claiming the University discriminated against him on the basis of his race.
- Tommy Page (Class of 1988), American singer who had a #1 single on the Billboard 100 with I'll Be Your Everything, which was a collaboration with New Kids on the Block.
- Roger Y. Tsien (born 1952), co-winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and 1968 national winner of the Westinghouse Talent Search.
- Christopher James Christie (born September 6, 1962) is a former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey who was appointed by President George W. Bush, and is the Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey in the 2009 election.
- External links
- Official site
- Livingston Public Schools
- Data for the Livingston Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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| About This Zip Code (07039) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
27,264 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
61% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
41 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.9 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$99,494
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
7.5 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
51 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
95% / 5% |
62% / 38% |
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