NCES CCD 2024-25 7 schools NJ

Best-Resourced Schools in Princeton, NJ

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7 public K-12 schools in Princeton from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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7
Schools
4,091
Students
51.1/100
Avg Resource Index
10.2:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

One campus shapes the city average

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Princeton has more public-school enrollment than 45% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Princeton High School enrolls 37.1% of Princeton's public-school students. That is enough concentration for one institution to pull the citywide enrollment, staffing, and Resource Index averages toward its own profile. The smaller campuses below should therefore be compared directly rather than inferred from the headline mean; their grade configurations and program footprints can be materially different even inside the same district.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

4 of Princeton's 7 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 13-point gap between Princeton Charter School and Johnson Park School shows the range hidden by Princeton's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 55%
School count
Top 65%
Resource Index average
89th percentile
Teacher staffing
98th percentile

Princeton High School accounts for 37.1% of all Princeton public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Princeton-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Princeton school enrollment varies 5.0× across entities

Princeton school enrollment ranges from 306 students (lowest) to 1,518 students (highest), a spread of 1,212 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Princeton student-teacher ratio is 10.2:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of Princeton's 7 listed schools are charters

14% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Princeton Charter School 58
2. Princeton High School 54
3. Riverside School 53
4. Princeton Middle School 52
5. Littlebrook School 48
6. Community Park School 48
7. Johnson Park School 45

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Princeton

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Johnson Park School 74.1/100
  2. 2 Riverside School 69.6/100
  3. 3 Princeton High School 69.0/100
  4. 4 Princeton Middle School 68.9/100
  5. 5 Littlebrook School 67.7/100

What do families ask about schools in Princeton?

Which Princeton school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Princeton Charter School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Princeton schools in this federal-data comparison at 58/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Princeton, NJ? ▼

Princeton has 7 public schools with a total enrollment of 4,091 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 10.2:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.