Dr. Arthur L. Johnson was an educator in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the namesake of Arthur L. Johnson High School

Arthur L. Johnson High School

Arthur L. Johnson High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Clark, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Clark Public School District...

 in Clark

Clark, New Jersey

Clark is a township in southern Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 14,756.-History:...

.

Johnson served as the superintendent of schools for Union County

Union County, New Jersey

Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...

, founding Union County College

Union County College

Union County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Union County, New Jersey. As the first and oldest of New Jersey's 19 community colleges, Union County College has been serving both career-minded and transfer-oriented students since 1933. The...

 and helping organize the Union County Band and Orchestra Summer School and the Eastern Conservatory of Music and Arts.

He also helped establish the county’s regional high school system, which lasted until July 1997.

Johnson died in 1955, shortly before the new high school in Clark was set to open. The district opted to name the school, which was a part of county district and now operates as part of the Clark Public Schools System

Clark Public School District

The Clark Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Clark, in Union County, New Jersey, United States...

, in his honor.