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Plainfield School District

Plainfield, Connecticut · Public school district · #81 of 109 Connecticut districts by enrollment

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1,886

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,377

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Connecticut median

11.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Connecticut median 11.5

Plainfield School District is a public school district based in Plainfield, Connecticut, serving 1,886 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #81 of the 109 Connecticut districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 26% of them. Its schools average 377 students each, fewer than the Connecticut median of 508. It spends about $20,377 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Connecticut median. It has roughly 11.2 students per teacher.

How Plainfield compares

PlainfieldConnecticut median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,377

Connecticut median $21,960 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,169

Connecticut median $13,098 · 15% below · FY2020-21

Students per school377

Connecticut median 508 · 26% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.2

Connecticut median 11.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor236

Connecticut median 321 · 26% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$45.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 47%Local 47%

Measure	Plainfield	Connecticut median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,377	$21,960	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,169	$13,098	FY2020-21
Total spending	$44.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$45.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	168	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	354	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.2	11.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	236	321	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Connecticut median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Connecticut

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Regional School District 16Prospect	1,898	4	$22,049	11.2	#79
Bloomfield School DistrictBloomfield	1,897	7	$28,919	10.4	#80
Plainfield School DistrictPlainfield · this district	1,886	5	$20,377	11.2	#81
Cromwell School DistrictCromwell	1,841	4	$19,051	11.2	#82
Griswold School DistrictGriswold	1,823	4	$20,219	13.2	#83

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
IndependenceIndependence, KS	1,887	$11,514	14.2
Lago Vista ISDLago Vista, TX	1,887	$10,183	14.5
Todd CountyElkton, KY	1,886	$11,269	15.1
ClintonClinton, MO	1,885	$10,197	13.5

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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