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Plainfield, CT
Public School Ratings




Plainfield Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Plainfield School District details

Plainfield School District
651 Norwich Road
Plainfield, CT 06374

1,944 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Plainfield School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.4% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
45%
47%
48%
32%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Moosup Elementary School
35 Church St.
Moosup, CT, 06354
KG-03
Plainfield Central School
75 Canterbury Rd.
Plainfield, CT, 06374
06-08
Plainfield High School
105 Putnam Road
Central Village, CT, 06332
09-12
Plainfield Memorial School
95 Canterbury Rd.
Plainfield, CT, 06374
04-05
Shepard Hill Elementary School
234 Shepard Hill Rd.
Plainfield, CT, 06374
KG-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.3% 49.8%
Black 3.3% 13.1%
Hispanic 10.5% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.0% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 47.5% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.5% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,462 $22,283,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,798 $3,495,000 7.8%
Staff $1,032 $2,007,000 4.5%
General Administration $296 $576,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,407 $2,736,000 6.1%
Operation $1,858 $3,612,000 8.1%
Transportation $1,295 $2,518,000 5.6%
Other $1,010 $1,963,000 4.4%
Total Support $8,697 $16,907,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,840 $5,520,000 12.3%
Total Expenditures $22,999 $44,710,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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