Princeton Regional Schools
| Princeton Regional Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Judith A. Wilson | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Stephanie Kennedy | ||||
| Address: | 25 Valley Road Princeton, NJ 08540 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 6 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 3,315 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 275.2 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.0 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | I | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.prs.k12.nj.us | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $17,290 | 97 | $13,632 | 26.8% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 10,120 | 99 | 8,035 | 25.9% |
| 6 | Support Services | 3,234 | 98 | 2,166 | 49.3% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,423 | 67 | 1,379 | 3.2% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 2,007 | 87 | 1,674 | 19.9% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 450 | 105 | 258 | 74.4% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 68,659 | 91 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105 |
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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.[3] 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.[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.[4]
Residents of Princeton University's housing complexes for graduate students with families, Butler Apartments,[5] Lawrence Apartments,[6] and Stanworth Apartments,[7] are zoned to the district.[8]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
In 2000-01, the district was recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education with the Best Practices award for its Jefferson Debates Citizenship / Character Education program for students in Grades 6-8.[9]
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) 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 School (Princeton Township) - 617 students
- Jason Burr, Principal
- Lynne Harkness, Assistant Principal
- High School
- Princeton High School (Borough of Princeton) - 1,307 students
- Gary Snyder, Principal
- Harvey Higland, Assistant Principal
- Lori Rotz, Assistant Principal
[edit] Other Public Schools in Princeton
- Princeton Charter School (Princeton Township) is the only Princeton public school independent of the Regional School system.
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[11][12]
- Judith A. Wilson, Superintendent
- Stephanie Kennedy, Business Administrator
[edit] Board of education
Members of the Princeton Regional Schools Board of education are:[13]
- 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Princeton Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ Princeton Regional Schools 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 9, 2008. "Students from three communities in Central Jersey (Princeton Borough, Princeton Township, and Cranbury Township) attend the schools. (Cranbury students attend only the high school.)"
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
- ^ "Campus Map Butler Apartments." Princeton University. Retrieved on February 10, 2012.
- ^ "Campus Map Lawrence Apartments." Princeton University. Retrieved on February 10, 2012.
- ^ "Campus Map Stanworth Apartments." Princeton University. Retrieved on February 10, 2012.
- ^ "Residency Manual." (Archive) Princeton Regional Schools. Retrieved on February 10, 2012.
- ^ New Jersey Best Practices Award recipient 2000-01, accessed December 6, 2007
- ^ Data for the Princeton Regional Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 13, 2009.
- ^ District Office Directory, Princeton Regional Schools. Accessed December 6, 2007.
- ^ Mercer County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Board of Education 2006-07, accessed December 6, 2007
[edit] External links
- Princeton Regional Schools
- Princeton Regional Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Princeton Regional Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°21′41″N 74°39′49″W / 40.361361°N 74.663579°W
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