Plainfield Central School

Located at 75 Canterbury Rd., in Plainfield, Connecticut, Plainfield Central School is a close-knit intermediate school that serves 422 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Plainfield School District.

Plainfield Central School is one of 5 schools operated by Plainfield School District, a district that educates 1,872 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Plainfield Central School shows that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Black, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Plainfield Central School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at Plainfield Central School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region) shows that the typical household earns roughly $90,589 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,909 students), of which Plainfield Central School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Plainfield Memorial School, around 0.0 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Plainfield Central School's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 499 (now 422). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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