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Schools in Plainfield, NJ

Public schools, enrollment data, student-teacher ratios, and higher education.

Plainfield has 19 public schools with a total enrollment of 11,838 students and 846 teachers. There are 11 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools. The average student-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. 5 charter schools serve the area.

Public Schools (19)

Source: NCES 2022-23 data.

School Level Enrollment Teachers Student/Teacher
Plainfield High School High 1,925 130 14.8:1
College Achieve Central Charter School (Charter) Other 1,403 102 13.8:1
Maxson Middle School Middle 818 69 11.9:1
Hubbard Middle School Middle 775 57 13.6:1
Washington Community School Elementary 649 43 15.1:1
Martin Luther King Elementary School Elementary 638 46 13.9:1
Cedarbrook Elementary School Elementary 623 51 12.2:1
Evergreen Elementary School Elementary 602 38 15.8:1
Cresthaven Academy Charter School (Charter) Elementary 532 36 14.8:1
Emerson Community School Elementary 509 35 14.5:1
Jefferson Elementary School Elementary 441 34 13.0:1
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School Elementary 417 29 14.4:1
Clinton Elementary School Elementary 413 35 11.8:1
The Queen City Academy Charter School (Charter) Other 403 15 26.9:1
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School Elementary 389 28 13.9:1
Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies High 356 38 9.4:1
Charles H. Stillman Elementary School Elementary 354 24 14.8:1
Union County TEAMS Charter School (Charter) Other 334 10 33.4:1
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School (Charter) High 257 26 9.9:1

Colleges & Universities (1)

Institution Type Highest Degree Enrollment Tuition (In-State)
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools Private Non-Profit Associate 607 $24,916
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