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Princeton High School

807 8TH AVE S, PRINCETON, MN 55371 · (763) 389-6001 · Mille Lacs County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL940 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Minnesota public high schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools

Enrollment
940
High
DISTRICT 177 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
284 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 923825%
Grade 1024826%
Grade 1124126%
Grade 1221323%
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
84690%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
354%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
162%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
354%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
47651%
Female
46449%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
49.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
51.0%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.

Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Princeton High School

Princeton High School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Princeton High School this school94030.2%48.9%
Rock Ridge High School
VIRGINIA
1,04830.2%34.0%
Kennedy High School
FERGUS FALLS
71430.1%55.2%
LITTLE FALLS SENIOR HIGH
LITTLE FALLS
74733.3%33.5%
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High
SAUK RAPIDS
1,31929.6%38.2%
TWO HARBORS SECONDARY
TWO HARBORS
59730.3%33.5%
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Princeton High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Mille Lacs County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.9%#90 of 397N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#49 of 401N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.3%#159 of 397N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
940#99 of 764#1 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.3:1#217 of 332N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.7%#262 of 338N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
30.2%#291 of 444N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.0%#84 of 146N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
940
+29 (+3%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2594051.518.3:130% (284)
2023-2497452.518.6:132% (312)
2022-2397950.519.4:133% (319)
2020-219115217.5:118% (161)
2017-181,02251.120.0:125% (252)
2015-169925318.7:127% (271)
2010-111,0325718.1:126% (268)
2000-019695318.3:118% (173)
1990-917634118.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Princeton High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,022 to 940); teachers up 1% (51.1 to 51.5).

About Princeton High School

Princeton High School is a high school in PRINCETON, Minnesota, reachable at (763) 389-6001. It enrolled 940 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students each.

PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 3,291 students spread across 12 schools.

About 90% of the student body at Princeton High School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Mille Lacs County as a whole is similar, at about 89%. Princeton High School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.

Princeton High School operates with 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.3:1. That is higher than the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. About 30% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in Mille Lacs County is 14 points.

Princeton High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Princeton High School would score about 48.8%. It scores 48.9%, within a point of that figure.

In Mille Lacs County (population about 27,125), the median household income is $72,729, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 27 public schools in Mille Lacs County, enrolling about 6,100 students in all.

Nearby, Princeton Online MN is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The federal government classifies Princeton High School's location as Town: Distant.

2024-25 enrollment was 940, a 3% increase from 911 in 2020-21.

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Mille Lacs County at a glance

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Population
27,125
Census ACS
Median income
$72,729
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
6,100 students

Quick facts

School name
Princeton High School
District
PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
807 8TH AVE S, PRINCETON, MN 55371
Phone
(763) 389-6001
County
Mille Lacs County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
940
Teachers (FTE)
52
Student–teacher ratio
18.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
284 (30%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
273003001273
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Princeton High. Princeton High School is the 4th largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Princeton High School
How large is Princeton High School?
Princeton High School enrolls approximately 940 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Princeton High School serve?
Princeton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Princeton High School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Princeton High School.
How diverse is Princeton High School?
Princeton High School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Princeton High School?
Princeton High School is overseen by PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Mille Lacs County.
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