Plainfield Public School District

Plainfield Public School District
Address
1200 Myrtle Avenue
, Union County, New Jersey, 07063
United States
Coordinates40°36′52″N 74°25′17″W / 40.614499°N 74.421309°W / 40.614499; -74.421309
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentRashon K. Hasan
Business administratorCameron E. Cox
Schools14
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment10,097 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty628.7 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio16.1:1
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.plainfieldnjk12.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,42676$18,8918.1%
1Budgetary Cost16,5398514,78311.9%
2Classroom Instruction9,103698,7633.9%
6Support Services2,911852,39221.7%
8Administrative Cost1,779951,48519.8%
10Operations & Maintenance2,501941,78340.3%
13Extracurricular Activities16819268−37.3%
16Median Teacher Salary63,4224264,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Plainfield Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Plainfield, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 14 schools, had an enrollment of 10,097 students and 628.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.1:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.