Elizabeth Public Schools is a public school district headquartered in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in prekindergarten through 12th grade. The district is one of 31 Abbott districts statewide, which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. The district is one of New Jersey's largest, with a culturally diverse student body coming from 50 countries and speaking more than 37 languages.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's 32 schools had an enrollment of 22,068 students and 2,066 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.68.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
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