Plainfield High School

Regular School · PLAINFIELD, NJ

Plainfield High School is a regular school school in PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, serving grades 09–12 with 2,077 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

2,077

Teachers (FTE)

156.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	1,708	82%
Black or African American	326	16%
White	17	1%
Two or more races	11	1%
Asian	8	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Total enrollment	2,077	1,135M / 942F

English Language Learners: 781 (38% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	S	25.6%	3
Reading Proficiency	S	46.8%	3
Science Proficiency	S	—	3
4-Year Graduation Rate	68.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (22)

72 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

102

4.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

944

45.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	2,077	100%

Contact & Location

950 PARK AVENUE

PLAINFIELD, NJ 07060

Phone: (908)731-4390

http://www.plainfieldnjk12.org/

District

Plainfield Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $40,668

District enrollment: 8,331

Other Schools in District

Cedarbrook Elementary School Elementary
Charles H. Stillman Elementary School Elementary
Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School Elementary
Clinton Elementary School Elementary
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School Elementary
Emerson Community School Elementary
Evergreen Elementary School Elementary
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School Elementary

View all 14 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07060) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341314005604

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD