Plainfield School District 202
Serves Wheatland Township, Plainfield Township, Bolingbrook, Plainfield and Na-Au-Say Township, and parts of Naperville, Joliet, Du Page Township, Romeoville and Crest Hill.
Wheatland Township’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Illinois school districts
What stands out about Plainfield School District 202
- Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Illinois districts
- Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
- Spends 21% less per student than the IL average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $110M, about $4,481 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B+: better than 71% of the 887 Illinois 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Wheatland Township. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023Reported 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
30 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.
Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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 Illinois.