Princeton High School
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- Where graduates go: #1 feeder school to Princeton; top 10 for NYU and Syracuse. Princeton High School's own list (Class of 2025), enrolled: Rutgers University (New Brunswick) (31), Mercer County Community College (24), Princeton (17), NYU (13), George Washington University (7). Feeder standing: #1 George Washington University, #1 Princeton, #7 NYU, #8 Syracuse, #8 Emory, #8 Lehigh. Ivy+ enrollment: #13 of 298 schools per class year. Ivy+ admits: #4 of 33 schools per class year.
- Course rigor in the top 18% of US high schools. 26 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.
- 94% graduate on time. Nearly every student who starts 9th grade here finishes in four years — the strongest baseline signal a school can post.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
Where graduates go — as published by the school
Princeton High School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2025): 150 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Rutgers University (New Brunswick) (31), Mercer County Community College (24), Princeton University (17), plus a separate acceptances list. See the full list ↓
Feeder standing #13 of 298 schools for Ivy+ enrollment per class year · #1 feeder to Princeton University, George Washington University, Rutgers University (New Brunswick) · #7 to New York University, #8 to Syracuse University, #8 to Emory University, #2 to Swarthmore College · #4 of 33 schools for Ivy+ admits per class year · #1 for admits to Rutgers University (New Brunswick), Princeton University — from its own published counts, ranked per class year
At a glance
- 26 AP courses offered — Elite
- 5 calculus classes · 11 physics · 19 chemistry
- AP rigor: 82nd percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: 85th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 94% in 2019 (69th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Their published matriculation list
Where the Class of 2025 enrolled
Princeton High School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 150 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
The ten largest counts, enrolled · Class of 2025
Is my kid's college on this list?
All 150 colleges, as the document prints them
College · Number of Enrollments
and 120 more
Princeton High School also publishes its college acceptances — 15 colleges
Their published college acceptances
A separate list the school published: the colleges that ADMITTED its graduates, not the colleges they enrolled at. Copied from that document, ordered by the number of students accepted.
Years, as the document states them
Class of 2025
College · Number of Acceptances
Independently verified As published by Princeton High School — Matriculation Report, Princeton High School, September 2025 ↗. Found at: Slide 7, 'Most Attended Universities and Colleges'.
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Princeton High School — PHS Matriculations by State (spreadsheet published with the 2025 PHS Matriculation Report) ↗. Found at: The whole sheet - columns 'College Name / College City / College State / Number of Enrollments' - linked from slide 12 ('2025 PHS Student Enrollment by U.S. Sta.
From the school
Princeton High School had 12 National Merit Finalists and 56 Commended Students in the Class of 2026, the seniors who graduated in June 2026 (Princeton High School 2025-2026 school profile). Source ↗ (page 2)
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How Princeton High School compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 18% nationally with 26 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, Montgomery High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
82nd percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2185th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
69th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $24,406/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,518 students:
≈ 24 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $32,658 per student in district revenue, the 24 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $783,792/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North PLAINSBORO |
Public | 3.8 | 1,510 | +2.9% |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South West Windsor |
Public | 4.0 | 1,627 | +0.9% |
| Montgomery High School Skillman |
Public | 4.9 | 1,611 | +4.7% |
| Hightstown High School HIGHTSTOWN |
Public | 9.3 | 1,616 | +0.3% |
| Hamilton East - Steinert HAMILTON |
Public | 9.8 | 1,437 | +5.4% |
| Lawrence High School LAWRENCEVILLE |
Public | 7.5 | 1,211 | +7.3% |
| Hamilton West-Watson HAMILTON |
Public | 11.5 | 1,408 | +16.7% |
| Hamilton North - Nottingham HAMILTON |
Public | 9.3 | 1,147 | +19.7% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantPrinceton High School is a public high school in Princeton, NJ, enrolling 1,518 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 2% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 26 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 82% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
313 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 85% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 94% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 304 students per school counselor.
24% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Princeton High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2025: 150 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Rutgers University (New Brunswick) (31), Mercer County Community College (24), Princeton University (17), New York University (13), George Washington University (7). Source: PHS Matriculations by State (spreadsheet published with the 2025 PHS Matriculation Report).
Princeton High School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #1 George Washington University, #1 Princeton, #7 NYU, #8 Syracuse, #8 Emory, #8 Lehigh. Ivy+ enrollment: #13 of 298 schools per class year. Ivy+ admits: #4 of 33 schools per class year. #1 for admits to Rutgers University (New Brunswick), Princeton.
Princeton High School had 12 National Merit Finalists and 56 Commended Students in the Class of 2026, the seniors who graduated in June 2026 (Princeton High School 2025-2026 school profile).
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Princeton High School graduates go to college? Princeton High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2025: 150 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Rutgers University (New Brunswick) (31), Mercer County Community College (24), Princeton University (17), New York University (13), George Washington University (7). Source: PHS Matriculations by State (spreadsheet published with the 2025 PHS Matriculation Report).
Which colleges is Princeton High School a top feeder school to? Princeton High School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #1 George Washington University, #1 Princeton, #7 NYU, #8 Syracuse, #8 Emory, #8 Lehigh. Ivy+ enrollment: #13 of 298 schools per class year. Ivy+ admits: #4 of 33 schools per class year. #1 for admits to Rutgers University (New Brunswick), Princeton.
How many AP courses does Princeton High School offer? Princeton High School offers 26 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 82% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Princeton High School's graduation rate? Princeton High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 94% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Princeton High School? Princeton High School is a public high school in Princeton, NJ, enrolling 1,518 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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