Plainfield High School

Plainfield High School is one of the small high schools in Central Village, Connecticut, run under Plainfield School District, with 515 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 35% smaller than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 788 students.

Within Plainfield School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,872 students, Plainfield High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Plainfield High School reports that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 4% Black, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Plainfield High School reports 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $90,589, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Plainfield High School is one of 34 public schools in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 11,909 students).

The closest other public school is Shepard Hill Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Plainfield High School operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Plainfield High School's enrollment has ticked down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 682 (now 515). The White share of enrollment fell from 90% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.