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Princeton High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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

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School Overview

Address
151 Moore Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone
(609) 806-4280
District
Princeton Public School District
County
MERCER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1532
Classroom Teachers
130

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.4% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Princeton High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
59%
44%
75%
50%
44%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 391 25.5%
Grade 10 409 26.7%
Grade 11 354 23.1%
Grade 12 378 24.7%
Total 1532 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.7% 50.7% 40.1%
Black 5.8% 6.9% 15.1%
Hispanic 14.9% 16.9% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 28.5% 25.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 10.9% 12.5% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 8.6% 10.0% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.3% 2.4% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 30,450 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,696.8 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.2% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.5% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.4% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.8% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 13.1% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,951 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 4.2% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.8% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 85.4% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 55.7% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.7% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.4% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.0% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 4.8% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.4% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 5.0% 7.1%

Education 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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