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Princeton Charter School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
100 Bunn Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone
(609) 924-0575
District
PRINCETON CHARTER SCHOOL
County
MERCER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
422
Classroom Teachers
39

* Princeton Charter School is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.9% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Princeton Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
92%
43%
93%
42%
91%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
43%
91%
48%
89%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
42%
95%
48%
84%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
38%
86%
46%
75%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
89%
42%
93%
51%
85%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 40 9.5%
Grade 1 42 10.0%
Grade 2 44 10.4%
Grade 3 48 11.4%
Grade 4 50 11.8%
Grade 5 50 11.8%
Grade 6 50 11.8%
Grade 7 48 11.4%
Grade 8 50 11.8%
Total 422 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 37.5% 37.5% 41.1%
Black 4.3% 4.3% 15.3%
Hispanic 4.3% 4.3% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 53.2% 53.2% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.8% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 4.5% 4.5% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 4.3% 4.3% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.2% 0.2% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 27.1%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 8.3%
$15,000 or less Unreported 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,757 $4,973,211 62.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $435 $184,005 2.3%
Staff $47 $19,881 0.2%
General Administration $2,913 $1,232,199 15.4%
School Administration $2 $846 0.0%
Operation $1,522 $643,806 8.0%
Transportation $31 $13,113 0.2%
Other $508 $214,884 2.7%
Total Support $5,459 $2,309,157 28.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,740 $736,020 9.2%
Total Expenditures $18,955 $8,017,965 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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