D
Plainfield City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Plainfield.
Students
8,522
Schools
15
Spent per student
$24,099
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$6.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Plainfield City School District
- School Grade D: better than 6% of New Jersey districts
- Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 22 pts below the state
- Spends 15% less per student than the NJ average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $6.1M, about $720 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Singac.
PK–2Little Falls Township Public School # 2Little Falls Township School District
3–4Little Falls Township Public School # 3Little Falls Township School District
5–8Little Falls Township Public School # 1Little Falls Township School District
9–12Passaic Valley Regional High SchoolPassaic Valley Regional School District
Test scores vs. NJ
2020–21Math proficiency27%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)69%
State average 91.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$24,099 per student · 15% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 43%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 84%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
8,469’20
8,252’21
8,331’22
8,619’23
8,522’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 82%Black 16%White <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
15 public schools.
Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School
816 students24:1
Cedarbrook Elementary School
A−671 students11:1
Washington Community School
D−557 students12:1
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School
423 students13:1
Emerson Community School
C414 students12:1
Evergreen Elementary School
D−398 students9:1
Clinton Elementary School
D−386 students11:1
Jefferson Elementary School
D−383 students10:1
Charles H. Stillman Elementary School
D−317 students11:1
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School
C198 students6:1
Hubbard Middle School
C737 students11:1
Maxson Middle School
D−721 students9:1
Plainfield High School
D−2,077 students13:1
Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies
357 students9:1
Pinnacle Academy High School
67 students22:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.