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Best High Schools in Princeton, IN

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Top rankedPrinceton Community High School234^th of 429 Indiana high schools

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Summary:

The city of Princeton, Indiana has only one high school, Princeton Community High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the North Gibson School Corporation and has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 209 out of 409 schools in 2021-2022 to 281 out of 398 schools in 2022-2023.

Princeton Community High School's academic performance is mixed, with the school performing better than the state average in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, but lagging behind the state average in ILEARN/Biology and SAT/Mathematics. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, which could be a contributing factor to its overall academic performance. Additionally, over 40% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status.

Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student of $14,316, it is unclear if this higher spending is translating into improved academic performance. The school's 13:1 student-teacher ratio suggests that class sizes are relatively small, but the school's overall performance suggests that there may be room for improvement in the school's academic programs and strategies to address the challenges faced by its student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Princeton Community High School	Public	9-12	1101 N Main St	Princeton	47670	Gibson County	North Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 385-2591	580	45	12.8	38.4%	467 (80.5%)	24 (4.1%)	30 (5.2%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.4%)	44.1	234^th of 429 public high schools	45.5%		47.5	214^th of 432 public high schools	50.5%	20	55.7	18.1	23.3	$14,316	$633	$13,683

Cities Near Princeton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Branch	7.79 mi	2	47^th
Owensville	9.69 mi	1	107^th
Haubstadt	10.16 mi	1	22^nd
Oakland City	11.8 mi	3	218^th
Mackey	11.95 mi	1	303^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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