The following photographs are from various times in the history of the Princeton Regional School system, the oldest here dating back to 1884. Originals of these photos, and others not pictured here, are available for viewing in the Princeton High School Library.

We would like to thank all of those who took these pictures, especially the Prince photographers over the years, for without their contributions, many of these photos would not exist. Additional thanks go to the Princeton Historical Society, which has most of the information on schools predating the modern Princeton Regional School district.

Princeton Schools throughout history

1996 aerial pictures of the Princeton area

A clip of an old 16 mm film about Princeton High School

The district has, throughout its entire history, had some affiliation with Princeton University, which has existed since the 1700's. Many students of the Princeton Regional District are sons or daughters of University employees, and there are several cooperative programs between the University and the district. Princeton University helped provide for the Internet connection that is delivering this page to you. As part of their 250th anniverary, Princeton University made available on the web a virtual tour of the campus, called the Orange Key Tour. Another such tour is the Interactive Campus History.

A Commission to study the consolidation of the two Princetons also issued a history of the town of Princeton, entitled The Making of the Two Princetons, the first part of a report on their findings, which gives a brief summary of the history of this town, dating back to 1696.