Plainfield School District
A public school district in Plainfield, Connecticut, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,886
- Students enrolled
- 168.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 354.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,608
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,886 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,772nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 83rd of 200 in Connecticut. Larger than 73% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,608 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% 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 School District spent $23,498 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $11,340 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $23,498 | $44.5 million | 1,895 |
| FY2023 | $22,608 | $43.9 million | 1,944 |
| FY2022 | $22,473 | $44.4 million | 1,976 |
| FY2021 | $20,377 | $40.7 million | 1,995 |
| FY2020 | $18,369 | $39.7 million | 2,162 |
| FY2019 | $18,285 | $40.0 million | 2,189 |
| FY2018 | $17,495 | $39.3 million | 2,247 |
| FY2017 | $17,276 | $39.3 million | 2,273 |
| FY2016 | $16,889 | $39.0 million | 2,311 |
| FY2015 | $16,484 | $38.5 million | 2,337 |
| FY2014 | $15,459 | $37.9 million | 2,451 |
| FY2013 | $14,351 | $35.8 million | 2,492 |
| FY2012 | $14,008 | $36.0 million | 2,567 |
| FY2011 | $14,357 | $37.7 million | 2,626 |
| FY2010 | $14,062 | $38.3 million | 2,722 |
| FY2009 | $13,227 | $35.8 million | 2,703 |
| FY2008 | $12,950 | $35.8 million | 2,761 |
| FY2007 | $11,985 | $33.6 million | 2,800 |
| FY2006 | $12,195 | $32.4 million | 2,660 |
| FY2005 | $11,340 | $29.7 million | 2,618 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.9 million | 10.1% |
| State | $22.0 million | 45.4% |
| Local | $21.5 million | 44.5% |
| Total | $48.4 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Moosup Elementary School | 252 |
| Plainfield Central School | 422 |
| Plainfield High School | 515 |
| Plainfield Memorial School | 291 |
| Shepard Hill Elementary School | 392 |
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
- 0903270
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Connecticut — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Connecticut — A to Z, each with its page.
- Connecticut 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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