B+
Plainfield School District 202
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Wheatland, Plainfield, Bolingbrook, Plainfield and Na-Au-Say, and parts of Naperville, Joliet, Du Page, Romeoville and Crest Hill.
Students
24,556
Schools
31
Spent per student
$17,046
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Debt
$110.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Plainfield School District 202
- School Grade B+: better than 69% of Illinois districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 21% less per student than the IL average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $110.0M, about $4,481 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Marley.
PK–82 schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
85 middle schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
83 middle schoolsNew Lenox School District 122
9–123 high schoolsLincoln Way Community High School District 210
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency25%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,046 per student · 21% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 32%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 45%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
25,085’20
25,055’21
24,856’22
24,683’23
24,556’24
About steady.
Students
White 46%Hispanic 26%Black 14%Asian 9%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
31 public schools.
Wallin Oaks Elementary School
677 students15:1
Thomas Jefferson Elem Sch
C+646 students13:1
Charles Reed Elementary Sch
C+641 students13:1
Walkers Grove Elementary School
A634 students16:1
Meadow View Elementary School
C+627 students15:1
Eagle Pointe Elementary School
B+594 students14:1
River View Elementary School
B584 students13:1
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elem Sch
B+548 students14:1
Central Elem School
B+544 students13:1
Wesmere Elementary School
C+544 students12:1
Lakewood Falls Elem School
C+543 students13:1
Lincoln Elementary
A−536 students13:1
Freedom Elem School
B+526 students14:1
Liberty Elementary School
B+522 students13:1
Grand Prairie Elem School
C494 students12:1
Ridge Elementary School
B−481 students13:1
Creekside Elementary School
B−472 students11:1
Crystal Lawns Elem School
C+328 students12:1
John F Kennedy Middle Sch
B+912 students15:1
Timber Ridge Middle School
B−885 students15:1
Richard Ira Jones Middle School
A−851 students15:1
Aux Sable Middle Sch
B844 students15:1
Heritage Grove Middle School
A841 students15:1
Drauden Point Middle School
B−658 students14:1
Indian Trail Middle School
B+520 students13:1
Plainfield North High School
A−2,399 students18:1
Plainfield South High School
B−2,323 students17:1
Plainfield East High School
A−1,825 students16:1
Plainfield High School
B1,800 students16:1
Plainfield Academy
0 students0:1
Bonnie McBeth Learning Ctr
757 students19:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Community High School District 99Lisle, Lisle, Woodridge
$28,322per student
Joliet Township High School District 204Elwood, Joliet, Rockdale
$20,589per student
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201Channahon, Seward, Shorewood
$16,775per student
Minooka Community High School District 111Channahon, Seward, Shorewood
$18,494per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.