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ExplorePlainfield Public School District

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3413140

Plainfield Public School District

Plainfield, NJ

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

10,195

-0.5%YoY

Graduation Rate

82.3%

-5.7%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$15,625

-15.3%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

13.6:1

+9.7%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+0.5%vs. State

English Language Learners

3.3%

-78.7%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

18.7%

+64.0%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-1.9%

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