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C

Plainfield School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Plainfield.

Plainfield’s School Grade C better than 29% of Connecticut school districts

Students
1,872
Schools
5
Spent per student
$23,498
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$0.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Plainfield School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the CT average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.6M, about $321 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CPlainfield 15,381

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Plainfield. Grade by grade →

PK–32 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Plainfield Central SchoolThis district
9–12Plainfield High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 39.8% · 991 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 50.5% · 992 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 88.2% · 142 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,498 per student · 9% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 44%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 46%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,906’20
1,862’21
1,857’22
1,797’23
1,872’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 6%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Shepard Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Plainfield
C−
392 students13:1
Moosup Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Moosup
C+
252 students12:1
Plainfield Memorial School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Plainfield
C
291 students12:1
Plainfield Central School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Plainfield
C+
422 students10:1
Plainfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Central Village
C
515 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Brooklyn School DistrictBrooklyn
$20,555per student
Canterbury School DistrictCanterbury
$24,543per student
Griswold School DistrictGriswold
$22,214per student
Killingly School DistrictKillingly
$22,657per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.