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What's one thing PRINCETON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
925
High
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 640
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540084000701
Princeton Senior High School
1321 Stafford Dr, Princeton, WV 24740 · (304) 425-8101 · Mercer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL925 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 246 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 239 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 220 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 220 | 24% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 23% · US 70%
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
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
52.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
32.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Princeton Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #12 of 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #30 of 108 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 925 | #26 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #77 of 104 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #17 of 104 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #60 of 80 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
925
+17 (+2%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 935
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 925 | 55 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 967 | 55 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 983 | 54 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 908 | 57 | 15.9:1 | 45% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 991 | 54 | 18.4:1 | 48% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 1,018 | 56 | 18.2:1 | 38% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 1,075 | 60 | 17.9:1 | 47% (503) |
| 2000-01 | 1,083 | 65 | 16.7:1 | 40% (433) |
| 1990-91 | 935 | 56 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Princeton Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (991 to 925); teachers up 2% (54 to 55).
About Princeton Senior High School
Princeton Senior High School is a medium-sized high school in Princeton, West Virginia, (ZIP code 24740). The latest federal count shows 925 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 640-student average for high schools in West Virginia, enrollment here is 45% higher.
Princeton Senior High School falls under Mercer County Schools, which has 25 schools enrolling 8,310 students.
Princeton Senior High School's enrollment is 83% White. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial and 7% Black. Princeton Senior High School's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 55 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. That is 3.0 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for high schools in West Virginia.
Across Mercer County, the median household income is $53,210, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. In all, Mercer County has 27 public schools and roughly 8,310 students.
Princeton Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Princeton Senior High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 925, close to the 908 recorded in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,563
Census ACS
Median income
$53,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
8,310 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mercer County Schools
- Pikeview High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Bluefield High SchoolHigh · 618 students
- Glenwood School (K-8)Elementary · 614 students
- Pikeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Princeton Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Princeton Primary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other schools in Princeton
- Pikeview High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Glenwood School (K-8)Elementary · 614 students
- Pikeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Princeton Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Princeton Primary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Silver Springs Early Learning CenterElementary · 335 students
Other Princeton Senior High schools
One other US public school is named Princeton Senior High. Princeton Senior High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Princeton Sr High SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 1,262 students
Nearby schools
- Princeton Primary School0.2 mi · 448
- Compass Virtual Academy0.5 mi · 42
- Mercer Elementary0.5 mi · 258
- Princeton Middle School0.7 mi · 488
- Straley Elementary School0.9 mi · 172
- Silver Springs Early Learning Center1.5 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Princeton Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Princeton Senior High School?
Princeton Senior High School enrolls approximately 925 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Princeton Senior High School serve?
Princeton Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Princeton Senior High School have?
Princeton Senior High School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Princeton Senior High School?
Student demographics at Princeton Senior High School are roughly 83% White, 2% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Princeton Senior High School in?
Princeton Senior High School is part of Mercer County Schools.
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