Princeton Public Schools

Princeton Public Schools
Address
25 Valley Road
, Mercer County, New Jersey, 08540
United States
Coordinates40°21′41″N 74°39′49″W / 40.361361°N 74.663579°W / 40.361361; -74.663579
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentKathie Foster (interim)
Business administratorMatthew Bouldin
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment3,827 (as of 2023–24)
Faculty353.4 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio10.83:1
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.princetonk12.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,80366$18,89126.0%
1Budgetary Cost18,6886514,78326.4%
2Classroom Instruction11,304678,76329.0%
6Support Services3,340632,39239.6%
8Administrative Cost1,629491,4859.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,920561,7837.7%
13Extracurricular Activities4484826867.2%
16Median Teacher Salary76,6716664,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

Princeton Public Schools (PPS) is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Princeton, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Students from Cranbury Township attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The district administration building is at 25 Valley Road in Princeton.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,827 students and 353.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.83:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest 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.

Residents of Princeton University's housing complexes for graduate students with families, Lawrence Apartments and Stanworth Apartments, are zoned to the district.