Total enrollment
24,556
-529 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
31 schools in Plainfield SD 202
Illinois · 24,556 students · 3 cities
Public K-12 education in Plainfield SD 202 reaches 24,556 students across 31 schools (19 elementary, 7 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Plainfield SD 202
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Plainfield SD 202 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #91 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 24,556 | #5 of 508 | #293 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 30 | #6 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #415 of 506 | #5,301 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 33.6% | #348 of 456 | #6,272 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #25 of 341 | #460 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Plainfield SD 202
State test results across the district's 29 scored schools run from Walkers Grove Elementary School at 74.0% proficient to Grand Prairie Elementary School at 33.3%, a gap of 40.7 points. That is the 20th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 29 district schools that reported both years went from 26,866 to 23,879 students (down 11%) and from 1,589 to 1,615 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Plainfield SD 202
As a low-population district in Illinois, Plainfield SD 202 teaches 24,556 students across 31 schools.
On the school-mix side, Plainfield SD 202 spans 19 elementary, 7 middle, and 5 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Plainfield SD 202 is about 792, higher than the Illinois average of roughly 480.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 24,556 students, held roughly steady from the 25,085 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 29 to 30 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Plainfield SD 202 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.