Plainville High School

Located at 47 Robert Holcomb Way, in Plainville, Connecticut, Plainville High School is a mid-tier high school that serves 674 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Plainville School District.

Within Plainville School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,199 students, Plainville High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Plainville High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, Plainville High School reports 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. Roughly 43% of students at Plainville High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows median household income runs about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Plainville High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Linden Street School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 707 students in 2018 compared to 674 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 73% to 60% over that span.

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