Private vs. Public School in Princeton?

Private vs. public school? With an average tuition of about $20,000, that's the million dollar question for parents considering the extra cost. What’s been their answer? A new interactive map created by NJ Spotlight shows the percentage of kids -- it's high in the Princetons -- attending private schools across New Jersey. (See the map here)

To find out how many students in your community are attending private school, simply click on a municipality. You'll see the total number of children in grades K-12, along with breakdowns of the percentages of children going to public and private schools in three categories - kindergarten, elementary, and high school -- as well as the totals.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates attendance in public and private schools as part of the American Community Survey. Statewide, the data shows that 12.3 percent of all students attend private schools.

It's nearly double the state average in Princeton Borough, where 23.8 percent of students attend a private school. In Princeton Township, the percentage of high schoolers attending a private school skyrockets to 30.5 percent.

Here are the local numbers:

Princeton Borough
Total students: 1,183
Pct. to private school: 23.8
Pct. to public school: 76.2
Pct. to public kindergarten: 100.0
Pct. to private kindergarten: 0.0
Pct. to public elementary: 72.1
Pct. to private elementary: 27.9
Pct. to public HS: 83.6
Pct. to private HS: 16.4

Princeton Township
Total students: 2,940
Pct. to private school: 20.1
Pct. to public school: 79.9
Pct. to public kindergarten: 78.8
Pct. to private kindergarten: 21.2
Pct. to public elementary: 86.8
Pct. to private elementary: 13.2
Pct. to public HS: 69.5
Pct. to private HS: 30.5

The data is an average of enrollment patterns for 2006 through 2010.

Continue reading and use the map @ NJ Spotlight Interactive Map.