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Princeton, NJ
Public School Ratings




Princeton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Princeton Public School District details

Princeton Public School District
25 Valley Road
Princeton, NJ 08540

3,817 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Princeton Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.4% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
68%
44%
73%
50%
62%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Community Park School
372 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ, 08540
PK-05
Johnson Park School
285 Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ, 08540
PK-05
Littlebrook School
39 Magnolia Lane
Princeton, NJ, 08540
PK-05
Princeton High School
151 Moore Street
Princeton, NJ, 08540
09-12
Princeton Middle School
217 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ, 08540
06-08
Riverside School
58 Riverside Drive
Princeton, NJ, 08540
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.7% 40.1%
Black 6.9% 15.1%
Hispanic 16.9% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 25.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 12.5% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 10.0% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.4% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,395 $62,578,000 50.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,471 $13,247,000 10.6%
Staff $969 $3,698,000 3.0%
General Administration $381 $1,455,000 1.2%
School Administration $999 $3,815,000 3.1%
Operation $2,511 $9,584,000 7.7%
Transportation $1,058 $4,039,000 3.2%
Other $882 $3,367,000 2.7%
Total Support $10,271 $39,205,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,994 $22,878,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $32,659 $124,661,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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