Plainfield Memorial School

Located at 95 Canterbury Rd., in Plainfield, Connecticut, Plainfield Memorial School is a tight-knit K-5 school that educates 291 students (grades 4 through 5), part of Plainfield School District. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 23% below typical.

Plainfield School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,872 students. Plainfield Memorial School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Plainfield Memorial School logs that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Plainfield Memorial School shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 62% of students at Plainfield Memorial School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 42%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region) reports that median household earnings sit near $90,589, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Plainfield Memorial 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 Plainfield Central School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Plainfield Memorial School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Plainfield Memorial School's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 336 (now 291). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.