📍 200 Lake Street, South Plainfield, Middlesex County, 07080
South Plainfield High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in South Plainfield, Middlesex County. The school has 1,097 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Plainfield School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 97.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Plainfield High School enrolls 1,097 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 97.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 422 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 364 | 33% |
| Asian | 148 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 138 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
280 of the school's 1,097 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 190 qualify for free lunch and 90 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.
South Plainfield High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-60, state senate district 18, state house district 18.
South Plainfield High School is one of 7 schools in South Plainfield School District, based in South Plainfield, New Jersey. The district serves 3,813 students district-wide and employs 327 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,097 students, South Plainfield High School is larger than the district average of about 545 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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