Princeton R-V School District

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Princeton R-V School District
Address
1008 East Coleman Street
Princeton
, Missouri, 64673
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 2925590 [1]
Students and staff
Students339 [1]
Teachers34.08 [1]
Staff34.55 [1]
Student–teacher ratio9.95 [1]
Other information
Website www.tigertown.k12.mo.us

Princeton R-V School District is a school district headquartered in Princeton, Missouri. It operates an elementary school and a combined junior and senior high school.

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The majority of the district is in Mercer County, and includes Princeton and southern portions of Ravanna. [2] Small portions are in Grundy County. [3]

History

In 1983 both the Coca-Cola and Pepsi companies lobbied to get the rights to have their drinks sold at school district events. The district previously used Pepsi, which offered to give $800 to an organization related to the district, but the district selected Coca-Cola, which offered to fund two annual scholarships, worth $200 each, and to give the district a new scoreboard for athletic games. [4]

In 2006 the district proposed a school bond, and voters approved it with six being the margin of victory. The bond had a value of $3,000,000. [5]

Athletics

In 2005 the district made a sports team sharing arrangement with the North Mercer School District, so Princeton handles American football for both districts while North Mercer handles boys' softball. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for PRINCETON R-V". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mercer County, MO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Grundy County, MO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  4. Rahm, Charlie (1983-10-25). "Coke-Pepsi challenge boon to Princeton School District". St. Joseph Gazette . St. Joseph, Missouri. p. 1A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  5. Hines-Dochterman, Meredith (2006-04-05). "Princeton School District passes $3M bond issue". St. Joseph News-Press . p. A10. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  6. Thomas, Clinton (2005-10-27). "Princeton, Mercer agree on co-op". St. Joseph News-Press . St. Joseph, Missouri. pp. C1, C5. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.