📍 950 Park Avenue, Plainfield, Union County, 07060
Plainfield High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Plainfield, Union County. The school has 1,925 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plainfield Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. The four-year graduation rate is 66%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plainfield High School enrolls 1,925 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 130 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,569 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 333 | 17% |
| White | 10 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,512 of the school's 1,925 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,310 qualify for free lunch and 202 for a reduced price. 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 High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 22.
Plainfield High School is one of 14 schools in Plainfield Public School District, based in Plainfield, New Jersey. The district serves 10,195 students district-wide and employs 628 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,925 students, Plainfield High School is larger than the district average of about 728 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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