Total enrollment
3,291
+80 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minnesota · 3,291 students · 1 city
PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Minnesota runs 12 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 3,291 students (an average of 274 per school).
4-year change in PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
+3 (+33%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #75 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,291 | #58 of 269 | #2,947 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #35 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #176 of 267 | #6,092 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 34.2% | #159 of 269 | #6,205 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #121 of 152 | #5,702 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 3,292 to 2,994 students (down 9%) and from 184 to 192 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton High School | Princeton | High | 09-12 | 940 |
| Princeton Middle School | Princeton | Middle | 06-08 | 740 |
| Princeton Intermediate School | Princeton | Elementary | 03-05 | 675 |
| Princeton Primary School | Princeton | Elementary | PK-02 | 639 |
| Early Childhood Special Education | Princeton | Elementary | PK-PK | 100 |
| Princeton Online MN | Princeton | High | 09-12 | 63 |
| Princeton Online MN K-5 | Princeton | Elementary | KG-05 | 53 |
| Princeton Online MN 6-8 | Princeton | Middle | 06-08 | 25 |
| Princeton Area Learning Center | Princeton | High | 09-12 | 24 |
| Credit Recovery | Princeton | High | 09-12 | 19 |
| Onward Transition Program | Princeton | High | 12-12 | 11 |
| M Health Fairview C&T | Princeton | High | 06-12 | 2 |
About PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is a low-population Minnesota school district running 12 schools with combined enrollment near 3,291.
On the school-mix side, PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is built around 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 6 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is about 274, lower than the Minnesota average of roughly 357.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,211 students to 3,291. The school count climbed from 9 to 12 across the same 4-year window.
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