Linden Community Schools
Linden Community Schools is a public school district based in Linden, Michigan, serving 2,350 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #168 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 47% of them. Its schools average 470 students each, more than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Russ Ciesielski. It spends about $10,557 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Michigan median. It has roughly 17.7 students per teacher.
How Linden Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Linden Community | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,557 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,533 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $29.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $33.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 133 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 332 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.7 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 470 | 585 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Michigan median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Russ Ciesielski
Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change
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Peer districts in Michigan
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dearborn Heights School District #7Dearborn Heights | 2,387 | 6 | $11,345 | 11.6 | #165 |
| Sparta Area SchoolsSparta | 2,371 | 4 | $11,543 | 16.9 | #166 |
| Otsego Public SchoolsOtsego | 2,368 | 6 | $11,092 | 16.4 | #167 |
| Linden Community SchoolsLinden · this district | 2,350 | 5 | $10,557 | 17.7 | #168 |
| Fitzgerald Public SchoolsWarren | 2,307 | 6 | $13,478 | 15.1 | #169 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie Co 1Watford City, ND | 2,351 | $14,949 | 13.9 |
| Byram Hills Central School DistrictArmonk, NY | 2,350 | $38,131 | 10.0 |
| Berkeley Heights School DistrictBerkeley Heights, NJ | 2,349 | $23,826 | 10.7 |
| Metuchen Public School DistrictMetuchen, NJ | 2,349 | $19,515 | 12.2 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-mi-linden-community-schools