North Plainfield School District
A public school district in North Plainfield, New Jersey, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,704
- Students enrolled
- 327.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 561.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $24,080
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,704 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,640th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 104th of 651 in New Jersey. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $24,080 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 84% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
North Plainfield School District spent $24,080 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $13,136 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $24,080 | $88.5 million | 3,677 |
| FY2022 | $22,832 | $79.0 million | 3,461 |
| FY2021 | $20,381 | $70.4 million | 3,453 |
| FY2020 | $19,479 | $67.3 million | 3,456 |
| FY2019 | $19,276 | $64.4 million | 3,342 |
| FY2018 | $17,494 | $59.7 million | 3,413 |
| FY2017 | $17,817 | $60.3 million | 3,383 |
| FY2016 | $17,195 | $58.8 million | 3,422 |
| FY2015 | $17,165 | $56.5 million | 3,291 |
| FY2014 | $16,516 | $54.2 million | 3,280 |
| FY2013 | $16,191 | $52.9 million | 3,265 |
| FY2012 | $16,292 | $51.8 million | 3,182 |
| FY2011 | $14,849 | $49.8 million | 3,357 |
| FY2010 | $15,583 | $51.0 million | 3,274 |
| FY2009 | $15,411 | $48.3 million | 3,133 |
| FY2008 | $16,274 | $50.0 million | 3,075 |
| FY2007 | $14,944 | $46.8 million | 3,135 |
| FY2006 | $13,614 | $43.8 million | 3,220 |
| FY2005 | $13,136 | $42.7 million | 3,253 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.0 million | 9.1% |
| State | $65.9 million | 60.1% |
| Local | $33.8 million | 30.8% |
| Total | $109.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| East End School | 451 |
| North Plainfield High School | 1,141 |
| North Plainfield Middle School | 538 |
| Somerset School | 485 |
| Stony Brook School | 272 |
| West End School | 600 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3411640
Elsewhere
- Public schools in New Jersey — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in New Jersey — A to Z, each with its page.
- New Jersey on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved