📍 75 Canterbury Rd., Plainfield, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, 06374
Plainfield Central School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Plainfield, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 445 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plainfield School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
Plainfield Central School enrolls 445 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 354 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
255 of the school's 445 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Plainfield Central School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Plainfield Central School is one of 5 schools in Plainfield School District, based in Plainfield, Connecticut. The district serves 1,886 students district-wide and employs 177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 445 students, Plainfield Central School is larger than the district average of about 377 students per school.
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