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Princeton High School District 500, Illinois

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Princeton High School District 500
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 486 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Princeton High School District 500 is a school district in Illinois (Bureau County). During the 2024 school year, 486 students attended the district's single school.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Princeton High School District 500 consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jenica Cole
Gary Hanna
Colleen Sailer
Terry Smallwood
Al Taylor

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,000,000 $1,988 9%
Local: $6,846,000 $13,610 62%
State: $3,175,000 $6,312 29%
Total: $11,021,000 $21,911
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,263,000 $18,415
Total Current Expenditures: $8,554,000 $17,005
Instructional Expenditures: $5,334,000 $10,604 58%
Student and Staff Support: $669,000 $1,330 7%
Administration: $1,053,000 $2,093 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,498,000 $2,978 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $251,000 $499
Construction: $148,000 $294
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $100,000 $198


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25-29 PS <50 PS 25-29
2018-2019 25-29 PS PS <50 PS 25-29
2017-2018 20-24 PS PS <50 20-24
2016-2017 35-39 PS PS PS PS 35-39
2015-2016 30-34 PS PS PS 20-29
2014-2015 40-44 PS PS PS PS 40-44
2013-2014 55-59 PS PS PS PS 55-59
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 65-69 PS PS PS 65-69
2010-2011 70-74 PS PS PS PS 70-74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 25-29 PS PS <50 PS 25-29
2020-2021 30-34 PS <50 PS 35-39
2018-2019 35-39 PS PS <50 PS 35-39
2017-2018 40-44 PS PS <50 40-44
2016-2017 40-44 PS PS PS PS 40-44
2015-2016 40-44 PS PS PS PS 40-44
2014-2015 40-44 PS PS PS PS 40-44
2013-2014 60-64 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 60-64 PS PS PS 60-64
2010-2011 60-64 PS PS PS PS 60-64

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 90-94 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS PS PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 486 2.7
2022-2023 473 -6.3
2021-2022 503 -7.2
2020-2021 539 0.7
2019-2020 535 -4.1
2018-2019 557 4.7
2017-2018 531 4.3
2016-2017 508 -2.4
2015-2016 520 0.8
2014-2015 516 -0.4
2013-2014 518 -7.1
2012-2013 555 -7.6
2011-2012 597 -6.5
2010-2011 636 -2.7
2009-2010 653 -3.1
2008-2009 673 4.6
2007-2008 642 -0.2
2006-2007 643 -4.7
2005-2006 673 5.2
2004-2005 638 4.7
2003-2004 608 -9.7
2002-2003 667 0.4
2001-2002 664 -5.6
2000-2001 701 -11.3
1999-2000 780 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Princeton High School District 500 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2 5.6
Black 1.7 16.4
Hispanic 7.0 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.8 4.2
White 88.9 45.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Princeton High School District 500 had 29.75 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.34.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 0.00
Secondary: 29.75
Total: 29.75

Princeton High School District 500 employed 1.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 11.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.50
Other Support Services: 0.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Princeton High School District 500 operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Princeton High School4869-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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