Princeton HSD 500

Located at 103 S Euclid Ave in Princeton, Illinois, Princeton HSD 500 is a fully operational, traditional public high school district dedicated to serving the community’s secondary education needs. Operating a single high school campus within a distant town setting in the greater Ottawa area, the district focuses exclusively on students in grades 9 through 12. The student body currently totals 479 learners—including 139 freshmen, 137 sophomores, 108 juniors, and 95 seniors—maintaining a balanced demographic profile of 245 female and 234 male students. Accessible online at phs-il.org, the district provides a close-knit, focused academic environment designed to guide teenagers through their core high school years.

Central to the district's operational framework is a well-resourced staffing infrastructure that prioritizes student support and personalized instruction. Princeton HSD 500 employs approximately 61.5 full-time equivalent teachers alongside 11 instructional aides and a comprehensive support staff of 154 personnel, bringing its total workforce to over 226 full-time equivalent positions. This generous staffing ratio allows for exceptionally small class environments and strong academic mentorship across all grade levels. For parents, prospective students, and educational researchers, Princeton HSD 500 stands out as an attentive, highly supported public secondary institution committed to student achievement and community engagement.