Princeton R-V School District Explained

Address:1008 East Coleman Street
City:Princeton
State:Missouri
Zipcode:64673
Country:United States
Type:Public
Grades:PreK–12
Students:339
Teachers:34.08
Staff:34.55
Ratio:9.95

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.

The majority of the district is in Mercer County, and includes Princeton and southern portions of Ravanna.[1] Small portions are in Grundy County.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mercer County, MO. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-02-24.
  2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Grundy County, MO. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-02-24.
  3. News: Rahm. Charlie. Coke-Pepsi challenge boon to Princeton School District. St. Joseph Gazette. St. Joseph, Missouri. 1983-10-25. 1A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Hines-Dochterman. Meredith. Princeton School District passes $3M bond issue. St. Joseph News-Press. 2006-04-05. A10. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Thomas. Clinton. Princeton, Mercer agree on co-op. St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. 2005-10-27. C1, C5. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.