Plainfield Central School

Plainfield Central School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Plainfield, Connecticut, one of the schools in Plainfield School District. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 422 students.

Plainfield Central School belongs to Plainfield School District, a district of 5 schools and 1,872 students.

White students are the large majority at Plainfield Central School, with 87% of enrollment. Next come 5% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The White share in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is similar, at about 87%. The chance that two students picked at random at Plainfield Central School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.

Staffing totals 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.1:1. That ratio is under the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Plainfield Central School is 56%. The average for public schools in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is 42%.

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region census figures show that median household income is about $90,589, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Plainfield Central School is among the 34 public schools in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

Of nearby public schools, Plainfield Memorial School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6.

Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Federal counts put enrollment at 479 in 2020-21 and 422 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.7:1 to 10.1:1.

Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Plainfield Central School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.