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Plainfield Public School District
A public school district in Plainfield, New Jersey, with 15 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 10,195
- Students enrolled
- 751.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,626.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,278
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 10,195 in 2024–25
- Ranks 871st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 16th of 651 in New Jersey. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,278 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 78% 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
Plainfield Public School District spent $24,099 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $16,951 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.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $24,099 | $251.5 million | 10,436 |
| FY2023 | $21,278 | $214.8 million | 10,097 |
| FY2022 | $20,332 | $201.1 million | 9,891 |
| FY2021 | $17,472 | $170.2 million | 9,744 |
| FY2020 | $24,923 | $248.5 million | 9,971 |
| FY2019 | $17,418 | $163.1 million | 9,363 |
| FY2018 | $16,168 | $152.5 million | 9,434 |
| FY2017 | $15,825 | $149.9 million | 9,470 |
| FY2016 | $16,203 | $152.3 million | 9,397 |
| FY2015 | $18,534 | $140.4 million | 7,575 |
| FY2014 | $19,300 | $138.5 million | 7,176 |
| FY2013 | $19,340 | $130.7 million | 6,757 |
| FY2012 | $19,766 | $126.6 million | 6,407 |
| FY2011 | $14,769 | $119.7 million | 8,105 |
| FY2010 | $18,917 | $123.1 million | 6,508 |
| FY2009 | $19,254 | $124.4 million | 6,460 |
| FY2008 | $23,775 | $153.7 million | 6,465 |
| FY2007 | $21,994 | $145.8 million | 6,628 |
| FY2006 | $19,859 | $141.5 million | 7,124 |
| FY2005 | $16,951 | $128.4 million | 7,572 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $25.4 million | 7.1% |
| State | $300.8 million | 84.0% |
| Local | $31.9 million | 8.9% |
| Total | $358.0 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
15 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 3413140
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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