Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High School
Public high school in Princeton, Missouri · Princeton R-V School District · Grades 7–12
Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High School serves 151 students in grades 7–12 in Princeton (Mercer County). It is one of 2 schools in Princeton R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 395th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 17.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Princeton R-V School District |
| County | Mercer County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292559002300 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Princeton R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 151 | 326 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.8 | 8.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 28.5% | 31.3% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High School in context
Size
Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High School is the only high school in Princeton R-V School District. Its 151 students are 46.3% of the district's 326. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 19.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 59; Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 31 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 21, against an average of 25 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% more students than grade 7 (26 against 23). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 96.7% here and 98.5% across Princeton R-V. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
28.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 31.3% across Princeton R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 8.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 17.13 full-time-equivalent teachers for 151 students, Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High School has 8.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 151 students would have about 12.4 teachers, so Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High School has 4.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Mercer High School, 8.6 miles away in North Mercer County R-III School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 96.7% |
| Hispanic | 2% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 23 |
| Grade 8 | 21 |
| Grade 9 | 26 |
| Grade 10 | 31 |
| Grade 11 | 24 |
| Grade 12 | 26 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1008 E Coleman, Princeton, MO 64673
Phone: (660)748-3490
Website: tigertown.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer High School | North Mercer County R-III | 8.6 mi | 58 | 5.2 | 62.1% |
| Cainsville High School | Cainsville R-I | 10.5 mi | 38 | 5 | 63.2% |
| Newtown-Harris High School | Newtown-Harris R-III | 13.1 mi | 36 | 4.5 | 63.9% |
| Ridgeway High School | Ridgeway R-V | 18.7 mi | 31 | 4.1 | 87.1% |
| Grundy County High School | Grundy County R-V | 21.1 mi | 68 | 8.8 | 58.8% |
| Trenton High School | Trenton R-IX | 21.7 mi | 318 | 13.1 | 42.5% |
| North Harrison High School | North Harrison R-III | 21.9 mi | 106 | 10 | 53.8% |
| Gilman City High School | Gilman City R-IV | 23.5 mi | 60 | 6.9 | 75% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Princeton R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton R-V Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 175 |