Editing Princeton, New Jersey (section)

====Public schools====
[[File:PrincetonHighSchool Front.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Princeton High School (New Jersey)|Princeton High School]]]]
The [[Princeton Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref name=Policy9110>[https://www.boarddocs.com/nj/pps/Board.nsf/files/AW7Q2L63D8DA/$file/9110%20Number%20of%20Members%20and%20Term%20of%20Office%202-1-18.pdf District Policy 9110 - Number of Members and Term of Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218034840/https://www.boarddocs.com/nj/pps/Board.nsf/files/AW7Q2L63D8DA/$file/9110%20Number%20of%20Members%20and%20Term%20of%20Office%202-1-18.pdf |date=December 18, 2022 }}, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed September 3, 2020. "The Princeton Public Schools District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Municipality of Princeton and receives high school students from the Cranbury Public School District.... The Princeton Board of Education shall consist of ten members, nine of which are elected for three year terms and one from the Cranbury Board of Education."</ref> Students from [[Cranbury, New Jersey|Cranbury Township]] attend the district's high school as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/21/4255/000.html Princeton Public Schools 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803050129/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/21/4255/000.html |date=August 3, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed August 2, 2017. "As we strive to serve the more than 3700 students from the Princeton and Cranbury communities, we do so knowing that our work with them in the classroom, on the athletic field, and on the stage matters deeply to each one and to the larger society into which they will graduate."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,740 students and 341.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413410&DistrictID=3413410 District information for Princeton Public Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200634/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413410&DistrictID=3413410 |date=January 31, 2018 }}, [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413410 School Data for the Princeton Public Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806131432/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413410 |date=August 6, 2020 }}, [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed November 1, 2019.</ref>) are 
Community Park School<ref>[https://www.princetonk12.org/community-park-elementary Community Park Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208055759/https://www.princetonk12.org/community-park-elementary |date=December 8, 2019 }}, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.</ref> with 332 students in grades K-5, 
Johnson Park School<ref>[https://www.princetonk12.org/johnson-park-elementary-home Johnson Park Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210110455/https://www.princetonk12.org/johnson-park-elementary-home |date=December 10, 2019 }}, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.</ref> with 329 students in grades PreK-5, 
Littlebrook School<ref>[https://www.princetonk12.org/littlebrook-elementary-home Littlebrook Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210072304/https://www.princetonk12.org/littlebrook-elementary-home |date=December 10, 2019 }}, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.</ref> with 342 students in grades K-5, 
Riverside School<ref>[https://www.princetonk12.org/riverside-elementary-home Riverside Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207183001/https://www.princetonk12.org/riverside-elementary-home |date=December 7, 2019 }}, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.</ref> with 289 students in grades PreK-5, 
Princeton Middle School<ref>[https://www.princetonk12.org/princeton-middle-school Princeton Middle School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218034841/https://www.princetonk12.org/princeton-middle-school |date=December 18, 2022 }}, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.</ref> with 803 students in grades 6-8 and 
[[Princeton High School (New Jersey)|Princeton High School]]<ref>[https://www.princetonk12.org/princeton-high-school Princeton High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208063432/https://www.princetonk12.org/princeton-high-school |date=December 8, 2019 }}, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.</ref> with 1,555 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://www.princetonk12.org/schools Schools Menu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209060019/https://www.princetonk12.org/schools |date=December 9, 2019 }}, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed November 29, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.princetonk12.org/district/about-us Who We Are] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210185940/https://www.princetonk12.org/district/about-us |date=December 10, 2019 }}, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022. "Elementary Schools (Grades K-5): Community Park, Johnson Park, Littlebrook, and Riverside.... Middle School (Grades 6-8): Princeton Middle School... High School (Grades 9-12): Princeton High School"</ref><ref name=MercerSchools>[https://www.mercercounty.org/home/showpublisheddocument/19752/637756867571870000#page=26 ''2021-2022 Mercer County Charter and Public Schools Directory''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320120910/https://www.mercercounty.org/home/showpublisheddocument/19752/637756867571870000#page=26 |date=March 20, 2022 }}, [[Mercer County, New Jersey]]. Accessed December 17, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/21/4255 School Performance Reports for the Princeton Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4255 New Jersey School Directory for the Princeton Public Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225162835/https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4255 |date=February 25, 2024 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine ranked [[Princeton High School (New Jersey)|Princeton High School]] as the 20th best high school in New Jersey in its 2018 rankings of the "Top Public High Schools" in New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|date=2018-09-04|title=The Top New Jersey Public High Schools 2018|url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/towns-schools/the-top-new-jersey-public-high-schools-2018/|access-date=2021-02-21|website=New Jersey Monthly|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222122657/https://njmonthly.com/articles/towns-schools/the-top-new-jersey-public-high-schools-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref> The school was also ranked as the 33rd best school in New Jersey by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]] in 2024.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 4, 2025 |title=Princeton High School in Princeton, NJ - US News Best High Schools |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-jersey/districts/princeton-public-schools/princeton-high-school-12735 |url-status=live |access-date=May 4, 2025 |website=US News & World Report}}</ref> [[Niche (company)|Niche]] ranked [[Princeton High School (New Jersey)|Princeton High School]] as the 147th best public high school in America in its "2025 Best Public High Schools in America" rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Princeton High School Rankings |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/princeton-high-school-princeton-nj/rankings/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240708221109/https://www.niche.com/k12/princeton-high-school-princeton-nj/rankings/ |archive-date=2024-07-08 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Niche |language=en-US}}</ref>

In the early 1990s, redistricting occurred between the Community Park and Johnson Park School districts, as the population within both districts had increased due to residential development. Concerns were also raised about the largely white, wealthy student population attending Johnson Park (JP) and the more racially and economically diverse population at Community Park (CP). As a result of the redistricting, portions of the affluent Western Section neighborhood were redistricted to CP, and portions of the racially and economically diverse John Witherspoon neighborhood were redistricted to JP.

The [[Princeton Charter School]] (grades K–8) operates under a [[charter school|charter]] granted by the commissioner of the [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. The school is a public school that operates independently of the Princeton Regional Schools, and is funded on a per student basis by locally raised tax revenues.<ref>[http://www.pcs.k12.nj.us/schoolhighlights.cfm School Highlights] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917151145/http://pcs.k12.nj.us/schoolhighlights.cfm |date=September 17, 2013 }}, [[Princeton Charter School]]. Accessed August 21, 2013.</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Mercer County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the [[Mercer County Technical Schools]], a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its Health Sciences Academy, STEM Academy and Academy of Culinary Arts, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/05/how_to_get_your_kid_into_one_of_njs_elite_high_sch.html "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518170614/https://www.nj.com/education/2017/05/how_to_get_your_kid_into_one_of_njs_elite_high_sch.html |date=May 18, 2022 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Mercer County has a stand-alone specialized high school for top students: a Health Sciences Academy at the district's Assunpink Center campus. The district also offers a STEM Academy at Mercer County Community College. How to apply: Students can apply online in the fall of their 8th grade year."</ref><ref>[https://www.mcts.edu/high-school-programs/ High School Programs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810212424/https://www.mcts.edu/high-school-programs/ |date=August 10, 2020 }}, [[Mercer County Technical Schools]]. Accessed November 18, 2019.</ref>