North Plainfield High School

North Plainfield High School
Address
Map
34 Wilson Avenue

North Plainfield
,
(Somerset County)
,
New Jersey
07060

United States
Coordinates40°37′22″N 74°26′26″W / 40.622797°N 74.440423°W / 40.622797; -74.440423
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtNorth Plainfield School District
NCES School ID341164005258[1]
PrincipalJoseph Krouse
Faculty99.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,214 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.3:1[1]
Color(s)  Maroon
  Black
  White[2]
Athletics conferenceSkyland Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
NewspaperTunlaw[3]
Websitenphs.nplainfield.org
Last updated: May 17, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-05-17)

North Plainfield High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from North Plainfield, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the North Plainfield School District. The school is fully certified by the New Jersey Department of Education and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1929,[4] with the school's accreditation extended for seven years in Spring 2012.[5]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,214 students and 99.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1. There were 584 students (48.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 165 (13.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for North Plainfield High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Tunlaw Newspaper Club, North Plainfield High School. Accessed May 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b North Plainfield High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "Spring 2012 Accreditation Actions", The Standard of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools, Spring 2012. Accessed April 20, 2021. "Actions Taken by the Commission on Secondary Schools Accreditation... Accreditation - Seven Years... North Plainfield High School, North Plainfield, NJ"