📍 12001 Naperville Rd, Plainfield, Will County, 60585
Plainfield East High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Plainfield, Will County. The school has 1,961 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kai Freeman. It is part of the Plainfield SD 202 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 121.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plainfield East High School enrolls 1,961 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 121.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 711 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 539 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 370 | 19% |
| Asian | 225 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 102 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
763 of the school's 1,961 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Plainfield East High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 97.
Plainfield East High School is one of 31 schools in Plainfield SD 202, based in Plainfield, Illinois. The district serves 24,556 students district-wide and employs 1,638 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,961 students, Plainfield East High School is larger than the district average of about 792 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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