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Plainfield Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Plainfield School District details

Plainfield School District
651 Norwich Road
Plainfield, CT 06374

1,944 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Plainfield School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.4% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.4% of all U.S. school districts.


Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
45%
47%
48%
32%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Moosup Elementary School
35 Church St.
Moosup, CT, 06354
KG-03
Plainfield Central School
75 Canterbury Rd.
Plainfield, CT, 06374
06-08
Plainfield High School
105 Putnam Road
Central Village, CT, 06332
09-12
Plainfield Memorial School
95 Canterbury Rd.
Plainfield, CT, 06374
04-05
Shepard Hill Elementary School
234 Shepard Hill Rd.
Plainfield, CT, 06374
KG-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.3% 49.8%
Black 3.3% 13.1%
Hispanic 10.5% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.0% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 47.5% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.5% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,462 $22,283,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,798 $3,495,000 7.8%
Staff $1,032 $2,007,000 4.5%
General Administration $296 $576,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,407 $2,736,000 6.1%
Operation $1,858 $3,612,000 8.1%
Transportation $1,295 $2,518,000 5.6%
Other $1,010 $1,963,000 4.4%
Total Support $8,697 $16,907,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,840 $5,520,000 12.3%
Total Expenditures $22,999 $44,710,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%