📍 101 Dr Donnie H Jones Jr Blvd, Princeton, Johnston County, 27569
Princeton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Princeton, Johnston County. The school has 1,024 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Princeton High enrolls 1,024 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 8.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 691 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 186 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 90 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
504 of the school's 1,024 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 475 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Princeton High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 10.
Princeton High is one of 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools, based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The district serves 37,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,024 students, Princeton High is larger than the district average of about 778 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe