Princeton Regional Schools
Encyclopedia
Princeton Regional Schools is a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in the Borough of Princeton
and Princeton Township
, New Jersey
, United States
. 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 Township.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 3,315 students and 275.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0.
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.
with the Best Practices award for its Jefferson Debates Citizenship / Character Education program for students in Grades 6-8.
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
) are:
Elementary Schools
Middle School
High School
are:
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
that serves students in the Borough of Princeton
Borough of Princeton, New Jersey
The Borough of Princeton is a borough and is one of the two municipalities making up Princeton, New Jersey. It lies in Mercer County, New Jersey, and is completely surrounded by Princeton Township, from which it was formed in 1894...
and Princeton Township
Princeton Township, New Jersey
Also Princeton Borough is an independent municipality completely surrounded by the township.Princeton North is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Princeton Township....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
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. Students from Cranbury Township
Cranbury Township, New Jersey
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 3,227 people, 1,091 households, and 877 families residing in the township. The population density was 240.6 people per square mile . There were 1,121 housing units at an average density of 83.6 per square mile...
attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
. The district administration building is at 25 Valley Road in Princeton Township.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 3,315 students and 275.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
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.
Awards and recognition
In 2000-01, the district was recognized by the New Jersey Department of EducationNew Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
with the Best Practices award for its Jefferson Debates Citizenship / Character Education program for students in Grades 6-8.
Schools
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:
Elementary Schools
- Community Park Elementary School (Princeton Township) - 331 students
- Sharon Goldman, Principal
- Johnson Park Elementary School (Princeton Township) - 358 students
- Dr. Robert Ginsberg, Principal
- Littlebrook Elementary School (Princeton Township) - 361 students
- Anna Kosek, Principal
- Riverside Elementary School (Princeton Township) - 341 students
- William Cirullo, Principal
Middle School
- John Witherspoon Middle SchoolJohn Witherspoon Middle schoolJohn Witherspoon Middle School is a middle school in Princeton, New Jersey. It is located across the street from Princeton High School. There are currently just under 700 students in three grades with a staff of approximately 70...
(Princeton Township) - 617 students- Jason Burr, Principal
- Lynne Harkness, Assistant Principal
High School
- Princeton High SchoolPrinceton High School (New Jersey)Princeton High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Princeton Regional Schools district, which serves all public school students in the Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township...
(Borough of Princeton) - 1,307 students- Gary Snyder, Principal
- Harvey Higland, Assistant Principal
- Lori Rotz, Assistant Principal
Other Public Schools in Princeton
- Princeton Charter SchoolPrinceton Charter SchoolPrinceton Charter School is a K-8 charter school in Princeton Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade.-History:...
(Princeton Township) is the only Princeton public school independent of the Regional School system.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Judith A. Wilson, Superintendent
- Stephanie Kennedy, Business Administrator
Board of education
Members of the Princeton Regional Schools Board of educationBoard of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
are:
- President - Alan Hegedus.
- Vice President - Rebecca Cox.
- Dorothy Bedford.
- Walter Bliss.
- Mia Cahill.
- JoAnn Cunningham.
- Daniel Haughton.
- Joshua Leinsdorf.
- Timothy Quinn.
- Cranbury Representative - Lynne Schwarz.
- Student Representative - Alastair Jones.
- Student Representative - Jessica Ong.
External links
- Princeton Regional Schools
- Data for the Princeton Regional 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...