Total enrollment
11,755
+2,014 (+21%) vs SY 2017-18
20 schools in Plainfield
New Jersey · Public K-12
Plainfield, New Jersey operates 20 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 11,755 students (around 588 per campus).
7-year change in Plainfield
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
80%
was 68%
% Black
18%
was 30%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
55,236
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
11,755
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
20
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarbrook Elementary School | Elementary | KG-08 | 671 |
| Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 816 |
| Charles H. Stillman Elementary School | Elementary | KG-05 | 317 |
| Clinton Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 386 |
| College Achieve Central Charter School | Combined | KG-12 | 1,572 |
| Cresthaven Academy Charter School | Elementary | KG-08 | 621 |
| Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School | Elementary | KG-05 | 423 |
| Emerson Community School | Elementary | KG-05 | 414 |
| Evergreen Elementary School | Elementary | KG-05 | 398 |
| Frederic W. Cook Elementary School | Elementary | KG-05 | 198 |
| Hubbard Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 737 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 383 |
| Maxson Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 721 |
| Pinnacle Academy High School | High | 09-12 | 67 |
| Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies | High | 07-12 | 357 |
| Plainfield High School | High | 09-12 | 2,077 |
| The Barack Obama Green Charter School | High | 06-12 | 358 |
| The Queen City Academy Charter School | Combined | KG-12 | 378 |
| Union County TEAMS Charter School | Combined | KG-12 | 304 |
| Washington Community School | Elementary | PK-05 | 557 |
About Plainfield
Across Plainfield, New Jersey, 20 public schools enrolls about 11,755 students between them.
Looking at the level breakdown, the city comprises 11 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high, and 3 other.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 21%: 9,741 students in SY 2017-18 versus 11,755 in SY 2024-25. On the demographic side, Black enrollment moved from 30% to 18% over the same window.
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