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Plainfield Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Plainfield Public School District details

Plainfield Public School District
1200 Myrtle Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07063

9,891 Students enrolled in District

13 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Plainfield Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.0% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.0% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
40%
20%
47%
11%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cedarbrook Elementary School
1049 Central Ave
Plainfield, NJ, 07060
KG-08
Charles H. Stillman Elementary School
201 W Fourth St
Plainfield, NJ, 07062
KG-05
Clinton Elementary School
West 4 Th St And Clinton Ave
Plainfield, NJ, 07063
PK-05
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School
E Front St & Farragut Rd
Plainfield, NJ, 07060
KG-05
Emerson Community School
305 Emerson Ave
Plainfield, NJ, 07062
KG-05
Evergreen Elementary School
1033 Evergreen Ave
Plainfield, NJ, 07060
KG-05
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School
739 Leland Ave
Plainfield, NJ, 07062
KG-05
Hubbard Middle School
661 W Eighth St
Plainfield, NJ, 07060
06-08
Jefferson Elementary School
1700 W. Front St
Plainfield, NJ, 07063
PK-05
Maxson Middle School
920 E Seventh St
Plainfield, NJ, 07062
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.7% 41.1%
Black 19.2% 15.3%
Hispanic 79.4% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 80.6% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 71.8% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.8% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,408 $159,941,328 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,245 $26,742,045 8.5%
Staff $1,029 $8,479,989 2.7%
General Administration $286 $2,356,926 0.7%
School Administration $1,759 $14,495,919 4.6%
Operation $2,588 $21,327,708 6.8%
Transportation $578 $4,763,298 1.5%
Other $728 $5,999,448 1.9%
Total Support $10,212 $84,157,092 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,601 $70,880,841 22.5%
Total Expenditures $38,220 $314,971,020 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%