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Princeton Friends School

470 Quaker Road, Princeton, NJ, 08540-0854 -

School Notes Overview:

More than three centuries ago, Quakers established Friends schools in order to provide an education that would recognize and nurture the spirit in each child within a community of learners. For this reason, Friends schools typically attract students from a wide range of religious, ethnic, and socio–economic backgrounds. Over the years, these schools have maintained a tradition of high quality education, offering supportive environments in which children encounter rigorous intellectual challenges, acquire necessary academic skills, discover outlets for playfulness and creativity, and develop a sense of responsibility to the broader community....

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School Overview:

	Princeton Friends School
School Membership(s)	Friends Council on Education (FCE) Other special emphasis association(s) National Association of Independent Schools
Religious Affiliation	Friends
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
County	Mercer County, NJ
Student Body
Total Students	118 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
% Students of Color	23%	32%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 4 students
	Kind - 9 students
	Grade 1 - 11 students
	Grade 2 - 12 students
	Grade 3 - 12 students
	Grade 4 - 18 students
	Grade 5 - 13 students
	Grade 6 - 13 students
	Grade 7 - 14 students
	Grade 8 - 12 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	18 teachers
	This School	(NJ) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	164 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

More than three centuries ago, Quakers established Friends schools in order to provide an education that would recognize and nurture the spirit in each child within a community of learners. For this reason, Friends schools typically attract students from a wide range of religious, ethnic, and socio–economic backgrounds. Over the years, these schools have maintained a tradition of high quality education, offering supportive environments in which children encounter rigorous intellectual challenges, acquire necessary academic skills, discover outlets for playfulness and creativity, and develop a sense of responsibility to the broader community.
Profile last updated: 01/20/2007

In the News:

Princeton Twp. OKs budget with 3-cent tax rate hike (The Times of Trenton)
posted on May 20, 2009 at 04:17:25 am
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP -- The township committee approved a $36.9 million municipal budget for 2009 that includes a tax increase of three cents per $100 of assessed property value.
Township Committee Considers Naughty Dogs; Former Mayor Marchand, Cyclists Celebrated (Princeton Town Topics)
posted on May 6, 2009 at 03:15:04 pm
At their meeting on Monday evening, Princeton Township Committee members approved the introduction of an ordinance that will fine-tune the existing law regarding canine misbehavior.
Wednesday, April 29 (Princeton Town Topics)
posted on April 29, 2009 at 02:57:03 pm
4:30 p.m.: Lecture, “Obama and the Truly Disadvantaged: The Politics of Race and Class,” by Prof. Thomas J. Sugrue; Frist Campus Center, Room 302.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (08540)	School Zip (08540)	(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate)	43,397 people	8,413,990 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	75%	36%
Population Average Age	35 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.7 persons
Median Household Income	$90,977	$57,061
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.5 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	38 years old	46 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (08540) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	70% / 30%	62% / 38%