| Princeton Day School | |
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 Colross, the school administration building, a Georgian mansion moved from Old Town Alexandria, Virginia | |
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| , , United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°21′43″N 74°41′26″W / 40.362075°N 74.690603°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Independent |
| Motto | Semper Luceat (Always Shine) |
| Established | 1899[1] |
| NCES School ID | 00868462[2] |
| Head of school | Kelley Nicholson-Flynn |
| Faculty | 122.1 FTEs[2] |
| Grades | PreK–12 |
| Gender | coeducational |
| Enrollment | 941 (plus 15 in PreK, as of 2021–22)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7.7:1[2] |
| Campus | 103 acres (0.42 km2) |
| Color(s) | Blue and white[6] |
| Athletics | 22 interscholastic sports |
| Athletics conference | Patriot Conference |
| Team name | Panthers[6] |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools[4] |
| Newspaper | Spokesman[7] |
| Yearbook | Link[7] |
| Endowment | $43,000,000 |
| Tuition | $45,360 (7–12 for 2023–24)[3] |
| Website | www |
Princeton Day School is a private coeducational day school located in Princeton, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The largest division is the Upper School (grades 9–12), with an enrollment of about 400. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1989.[4]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 941 students (plus 15 in PreK) and 122.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.7:1. The school's student body was 81.3% (765) White, 7.7% (72) Asian, 6.8% (72) Hispanic and 4.3% (40) Black.[2]
The school is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools[8] and the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools.[9]
- ^ Mission & History, Princeton Day School. Retrieved April 3, 2022. "In 1899, a young woman named May Margaret Fine opened a school in Princeton to prepare girls for college with a curriculum including English, French, Latin, history and mathematics."
- ^ a b c d e School data for Princeton Day School, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ Tuition, Princeton Day School. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Princeton Day School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Fast Facts, Princeton Day School. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NJSIAAprofilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Upper School Extracurricular Activities, Princeton Day School. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ List of Member Schools, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ^ Listing of ADVIS member schools, Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools. Retrieved June 4, 2017.