School district · California

Princeton Joint Unified

Princeton Joint Unified in California: 3 public schools with 126 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $31,111 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
126
Students per teacher
11.7
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$31,111
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
10.8
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

13%proficient

−14.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

23 students tested, grades 5, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

California: 38%

13%proficient

−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 92% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

23 students tested, grades 5, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$14.9K15
$15.1K16
$13.8K17
$14.9K18
$17.1K19
$16.4K20
$18.6K21
$18.2K22
$24.1K23
$31.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.4% · $402K
State
37% · $1.6M
Local
54% · $2.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,607
Support services
$14,923
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.6M
Long-term debt
$2.7M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Princeton ElementaryFree meals for all
K–88314.813%13%
Princeton HighFree meals for all
9–12438.3——
10–120———

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
473 State St., Princeton, CA 95970
Phone
(530)439-2261
Website