Linden, New Jersey
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Local government
, the MayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Linden is Richard J. Gerbounka. The former longtime Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Linden (term ended December 31, 2006) is 82-year-old John T. Gregorio, who served as mayor of Linden for 30, nonconsecutive years and was repeatedly tagged with scandal during his mayoral career, including one felony conviction, later pardoned, which forced him from office for two terms.
Members of the City Council are:
- Council President - James Moore
- First Ward - Christopher Kolibas
- Second Ward - Richard Koziol
- Third Ward - Peter Brown, Jr.
- Fourth Ward - Derek Armstead
- Fifth Ward - Rhashonna Cosby-Hurling
- Sixth Ward - Robert Sadowski
- Seventh Ward - Jack Sheehy
- Eighth Ward - Michele Yamakaitis
- Ninth Ward - Robert Frazier
- Tenth Ward - Rich Puschel
Federal, state and county representation
Linden is split between the Seventh, Tenth and Thirteenth Congressional Districts and is part of New Jersey's 22nd state legislative district.Public schools
The Linden Public SchoolsLinden Public Schools
The Linden Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Linden, in Union County, New Jersey, United States....
serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are eight elementary schools —
School No. 1 (grades 3-5; 399 students),
School No. 2 (PreK-5; 298),
School No. 4 (PreK-4; 454),
School No. 5 (PreK-2; 339),
School No. 6 (PreK-5; 328),
School No. 8 (PreK-5; 329),
School No. 9 (PreK-5; 366) and
School No. 10 (PreK-5; 363) —
McManus Middle School (711) and
Joseph E. Soehl Middle School (643) for grades 6-8 and
Linden High School
Linden High School (New Jersey)
Linden High School is a comprehensive community public high school located in Linden in Union County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Linden Public Schools...
for grades 9-12 (1,959).
Private schools
- Saints Mary and Elizabeth Academy, Catholic schoolCatholic schoolCatholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
, Pre-K through 8th grade - St. John the Apostle School Pre-K through 8th grade
- Victory Christian Academy, Pre-K through 12th grade
- Yeshiva Gedola Zichron Leyma/Kollel Zichron Yechezkel
Highways
Linden is served by U.S. Route 1/9U.S. Route 1/9
U.S. Route 9 is a U.S. highway in the northeast United States, running from Laurel, Delaware north to the Canadian border near Champlain, New York...
and Route 27. In terms of limited access roads, the Garden State Parkway
Garden State Parkway
The Garden State Parkway is a 172.4-mile limited-access toll parkway that stretches the length of New Jersey from the New York line at Montvale, New Jersey, to Cape May at New Jersey's southernmost tip. Its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State." Most New Jersey residents refer...
passes about 500 feet west of the city limits. The city is also the western terminus of Interstate 278
Interstate 278
Interstate 278 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in New Jersey and New York, United States. The road runs from U.S. Route 1/9 in Linden, New Jersey to the Bruckner Interchange in the New York City borough of the Bronx...
, which travels through all five boroughs
Borough (New York City)
New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county...
of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The New Jersey Turnpike
New Jersey Turnpike
The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road in New Jersey, maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Turnpike is the nation's sixth-busiest toll road and is among one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United...
(Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in New Jersey
Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway that traverses the full extent of the East Coast of the United States, from Florida to Maine...
) passes through the eastern portion of the city, with a few ramps that lead to the nearest exit (Exit 13 for I-278) which is right on the city limits with nearby Elizabeth.
Public transportation
Local public transportation is provided by New Jersey TransitNew Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
with bus service to Elizabeth
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
, Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The City of Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 50,814. Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to Raritan Bay.-Name:The Lenape...
and Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
.
New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
buses 112 and 115 provide local service and interstate service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal
Port Authority Bus Terminal
The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the main gateway for interstate buses into Manhattan in New York City...
in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
, on the 62 and 94 routes to Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
, and local service on the 56 and 57 routes.
Linden
Linden (NJT station)
Linden Station is a New Jersey Transit station on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast lines in Linden, New Jersey, United States. It is downtown on an embankment south of the bridge over South Wood Avenue. New Jersey Transit bus lines 56, 57 and 94 have stops near this station.- External...
Train station is on the NJ Transit's
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
North Jersey Coast Line
North Jersey Coast Line
The North Jersey Coast Line is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail service operating between New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal and Bay Head, New Jersey...
and the Northeast Corridor Line
Northeast Corridor Line
The Northeast Corridor Line is a commuter rail operation run by New Jersey Transit along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. It is the successor to commuter services provided by the Pennsylvania Railroad along the section between Trenton, New Jersey and New York Penn Station...
.
Airport
Linden AirportLinden Airport
Linden Airport , also known as Linden Municipal Airport, is a small general aviation airport located along U.S. Route 1&9 in Linden, a city in Union County, New Jersey, southwest of New York City...
is a small general aviation facility located on the eastern side of the city along U.S. Route 1/9
U.S. Route 1/9
U.S. Route 9 is a U.S. highway in the northeast United States, running from Laurel, Delaware north to the Canadian border near Champlain, New York...
.
Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport , first named Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States...
is approximately 15 minutes away.
Industry
The east side of Linden is located along Arthur KillArthur Kill
The Arthur Kill is a tidal strait separating Staten Island, New York from mainland New Jersey, USA, and a major navigational channel of the Port of New York and New Jersey. Kill is from the Middle Dutch word kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel"...
, a navigable strait
Strait
A strait or straits is a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not...
which plays an important role in bulk cargo
Bulk cargo
Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. This cargo is usually dropped or poured, with a spout or shovel bucket, as a liquid or as a mass of relatively small solids , into a bulk carrier ship's hold, railroad car, or tanker truck/trailer/semi-trailer body...
transportion in the Port of New York and New Jersey
Port of New York and New Jersey
The Port of New York and New Jersey comprises the waterways in the estuary of the New York-Newark metropolitan area with a port district encompassing an approximate area within a radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument...
.
Together with Elizabeth
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
, Linden is home to the Bayway Refinery
Bayway Refinery
Bayway Refinery is a refining facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey, owned by ConocoPhillips. Located in Linden and Elizabeth, New Jersey, it is the northernmost refinery on the East Coast of the United States. The oil refinery converts crude oil into gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and...
, a ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
refining facility that helps supply petroleum-based products to the New York/New Jersey area, producing approximately 230000 oilbbl/d.
In the mid-20th century, Linden was the headquarters for the Regal Records
Regal Records (1946)
thumb|150px|right|Second USA Regal Records, c. 1950Regal Records was a US record label that issued popular music and jazz in the years after World War II. The label's headquarters were in Linden, New Jersey....
and the De Luxe Records
De Luxe Records
De Luxe Records was a Linden, New Jersey, United States based record label formed in 1944 by brothers David and Jules Braun. The label flourished in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1947, Syd Nathan, the founder and owner of King Records, purchased a majority interest in De Luxe. In 1949, Nathan moved the...
record labels, as well as the budget record label Springboard International Records.
For many years, Linden was also home to a General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
manufacturing plants, which produced cars from 1937 through 2005. The plant produced Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory...
, Pontiac
Pontiac
Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the...
, Buick
Buick
Buick is a premium brand of General Motors . Buick models are sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, and Israel, with China being its largest market. Buick holds the distinction as the oldest active American make...
and other GM automobiles, but also produced planes during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. As of Spring of 2008 most of the plant has been torn down for redevelopment by Duke Realty Corporation. Plans for a large shopping mall (which would include a Sonic Drive-In
Sonic Drive-In
Sonic Drive-In is an American drive-in fast-food restaurant chain based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, complete with carhops who sometimes wear rollerskates. As of August 31, 2010, there were 3,500 restaurants in 43 U.S. states. Sonic serves approximately 3 million customers daily.-1950s:Following...
) are rumored but unconfirmed.
Linden, together with Rahway, is home to Merck & Co.
Merck & Co.
Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township...
, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. The site of this pharmaceutical company recently celebrated 100 years in Rahway and Linden.
AND1 Mixtape Vol. 2
Linden was chosen as the primary filming location for Volume 2 of the popular streetballStreetball
Streetball or street basketball is a variation of the sport of basketball, typically played on outdoor courts and featuring significantly less by way of formal structure and enforcement of the game's rules...
video series, AND1 Mixtapes
AND1 Mixtape Tour
The AND1 Live Tour, formerly known as the AND1 Mixtape Tour, is a traveling basketball competition and exhibition presented by B-Ball and Company and the basketball apparel manufacturer AND1. A group of streetball players, along with Emcee Rell and B-Ball and Company CEO Linda Hill, travel from...
. As one of the original five streetballers to sign with AND1, Waliyy Dixon
Waliyy Dixon
Waliyy Dixon , better known by his streetball nickname "Main Event", is an American professional basketball player. He was born and raised in Linden, New Jersey.-Early life:...
, a Linden native who also goes by the nickname "Main Event," helped host a night of basketball at 4th Ward Park. Over 2,000 people came to watch what would become the second video installment of the most popular retail marketing campaign in United States history.
The Wrestler
Several scenes from the 2008 Mickey RourkeMickey Rourke
Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter and retired boxer, who has appeared primarily as a leading man in action, drama, and thriller films....
film The Wrestler, later nominated for several Academy Awards, were filmed in Linden.
Valentine's Day (2010)
A short sequence from the 2010 film Valentine's DayValentine's Day (film)
Valentine's Day is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and based on the novel by Michael Connelly. The screenplay and the story was written by Katherine Fugate, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Akiva Goldsman, Rob Reiner, P. J...
was filmed in Linden.
Notable residents
- Tiffany AndradeTiffany AndradeTiffany Ann Andrade is a beauty queen from Linden, New Jersey who competed for the Miss USA 2008 title.Andrade won the Miss New Jersey USA 2008 title in late 2007, after placing third runner-up the previous two years and first runner-up at Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2003...
(born 1985), Miss New Jersey USA 2008 & 2nd runner-up to Miss USA 2008. - Richard Brzezicki, (born 1957), 6th Ward Councilman (1982–1986) and City Council President (1987–1990), youngest person elected to the Linden City Council at age 24.
- John CharlesJohn Charles (American football)John St. Charles is a former American football cornerback and safety who played eight seasons in the National Football League. Previously he played college football at Purdue University where he was an All-American in 1966, and prior to that played at Linden High School in Linden, New...
(born 1944), former American football cornerback and safety who played eight seasons in the National Football League. - George Thomas CokerGeorge Thomas CokerGeorge Thomas Coker is a retired US Navy commander, honored with the Navy Cross for his leadership as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War, and a Distinguished Eagle Scout noted for his devotion to Scouting....
(born 1943), United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
navigator who spent over six years as a POW after being shot down over North VietnamNorth VietnamThe Democratic Republic of Vietnam , was a communist state that ruled the northern half of Vietnam from 1954 until 1976 following the Geneva Conference and laid claim to all of Vietnam from 1945 to 1954 during the First Indochina War, during which they controlled pockets of territory throughout...
in 1966. - Waliyy DixonWaliyy DixonWaliyy Dixon , better known by his streetball nickname "Main Event", is an American professional basketball player. He was born and raised in Linden, New Jersey.-Early life:...
(born 1974), aka "Main Event" on the AND1 Mixtape TourAND1 Mixtape TourThe AND1 Live Tour, formerly known as the AND1 Mixtape Tour, is a traveling basketball competition and exhibition presented by B-Ball and Company and the basketball apparel manufacturer AND1. A group of streetball players, along with Emcee Rell and B-Ball and Company CEO Linda Hill, travel from...
; one of the original players on the famous AND1-sponsored streetballStreetballStreetball or street basketball is a variation of the sport of basketball, typically played on outdoor courts and featuring significantly less by way of formal structure and enforcement of the game's rules...
tours. - Carolyn Dorin-BallardCarolyn Dorin-BallardCarolyn Dorin-Ballard is one of the top female ten-pin bowlers in the World. She was a member of the PWBA and has bowled in PBA Tournaments as well. She was an exempt competitor in the 2008-09 and 2009-10 PBA Women's Series seasons, which were sponsored by the United States Bowling Congress...
(born 1964), professional bowler. - Cathy Dorin-Lizzi, professional bowler
- Calvin DuncanCalvin Duncan (basketball)Calvin Anthony Duncan is an American pastor and retired basketball player. Duncan is pastor at the Faith & Family Church in Richmond, Virginia. He also played basketball with Oak Hill Academy and the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams...
(born 1961), NBA player who was selected by the Cleveland CavaliersCleveland CavaliersThe Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
in the second round (30th pick overall) of 1985 NBA Draft1985 NBA DraftThe 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. A total of 162 players were selected over 7 rounds by the league's 23 teams. The New York Knicks were awarded the first overall pick, by winning the first-ever NBA Draft Lottery, which was held...
. - Patrick Karwan (born 1949), guitar player for the 1960s bubblegum pop band, The 1910 Fruitgum Company.
- Eddie KaskoEddie KaskoEdward Michael Kasko is a former infielder, manager, scout and front office executive in American Major League Baseball....
(born 1932), former infielder, manager, scout and front office executive in Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. - Thomas Lanigan-SchmidtThomas Lanigan-SchmidtThomas Lanigan-Schmidt is an American artist who is also a veteran of the Stonewall riots.Lanigan-Schmidt's artwork incorporates materials such as tinsel, foil, cellophane, saran wrap and glitter, embracing kitsch and intentionally tacky....
(born 1948), an artist who is also a veteran of the Stonewall riotsStonewall riotsThe Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City...
. - Bruce LarsonBruce LarsonBruce Larson is a retired American drag racer from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. He became nationally known for his match races. He quit drag racing during the early 1980s. He returned in 1985 on the National Hot Rod Association Funny Car tour and won the 1989 NHRA Funny Car championship. His cars were...
, a retired drag racerDrag racingDrag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....
. - Charles Majuri (born 1940), a mobster and CaporegimeCaporegimeA caporegime or capodecina, usually shortened to just a capo, is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking made member of a crime family who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has major social status and influence in the organization...
within the DeCavalcante crime familyDeCavalcante crime familyThe DeCavalcante crime family is an organized crime family that controls organized crime activities in Elizabeth, New Jersey and surrounding areas in the state, despite operating on the other side of the Hudson River in New York, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia... - Mike NardiMike NardiMike Nardi is a 6'2" 170 lb American basketball player who attended St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey and Villanova University....
(born 1985), a basketball player for Scavolini Spar Pesaro in the Italian League – Serie A. - Vincent ObsitnikVincent ObsitnikVincent Obsitnik was sworn-in as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Slovak Republic on November 9, 2007 and served in this role until January 20, 2009. Prior to his current appointment, Ambassador Obsitnik was appointed in 2006 by President George...
(born 1938), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Slovak RepublicUnited States Ambassador to SlovakiaUntil 1992 the Slovak Republic had been united with the Czech Republic as the nation of Czechoslovakia.Following World War II, a U.S. consulate was established in Bratislava, but the consulate was closed on May 27, 1950, on the order of the Czechoslovak government, at the height of the Cold War....
. - Frank RumbauskasFrank RumbauskasFrank Rumbauskas is a Lithuanian-American author, businessman, and satirist.Rumbauskas has written several books including Never Cold Call Again: Achieve Sales Greatness Without Cold Calling, which made the New York Times Best Seller list, and he speaks and consults in the areas of marketing and...
, author. - Giovanni RiggiGiovanni RiggiGiovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi is a New Jersey mobster and member of the DeCavalcante crime family since the 1940s, before the family had acquired its name. Riggi was the leader of the "Elizabeth crew" in the family when he was a Caporegime. He had been the acting boss during the 1970s and has...
(born 1925), a longtime member of the New Jersey Mafia - Kyle "Small" Smith (born 1967), music producer/songwriter of Billboard #1 Dance Record "It Makes A Difference" - Kim English and underground Club Classics "Follow Me" - Aly'us and "Little Girl" - Viola.
- Danny StilesDanny StilesDanny Stiles was a radio personality at WNYC, WNSW, WJDM and WPAT in the New York City market. He worked on the radio for 63 years in the New York City area, up to the time of his death.-Early life:...
(1923–2011), a radio personality at WNYC, WNSW, WJDM and WPAT in the New York City market. - Joseph SuligaJoseph SuligaJoseph Suliga was an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate, where he represented the 22nd Legislative District, until 2004. Suliga did not run for re-election in 2003 after a scandal involving his alleged drunken sexual harassment of a woman in Atlantic...
(1958–2005), Democratic Party politician and the youngest person ever elected to the Linden Public Schools Board of Education, at the age of 19. - Craig Taylor (born 1966), former running back for the Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
. - Muhammad WilkersonMuhammad WilkersonMuhammad Wilkerson is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jets in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Temple.-Early years:...
(born 1989), defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League. - Robert ZarinskyRobert ZarinskyRobert Zarinsky was a convicted murderer and suspected serial killer from Linden, New Jersey. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1969 murder of Rosemary Calandriello of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. On March 11, 2008, he was indicted for the 1968 murder of Jane Durrua of Keansburg...
(c. 1940-2008), a convicted murderer and suspected serial killer.
External links
- Linden website
- Linden Public Schools
- Data for the Linden Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...