Plainfield High School (New Jersey)

Plainfield High School
Address
Map
950 Park Avenue

, ,
07060

United States
Coordinates40°36′43″N 74°24′45″W / 40.611948°N 74.412515°W / 40.611948; -74.412515
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1857
School districtPlainfield Public School District
NCES School ID341314005604[1]
PrincipalShadin Belal
Faculty130.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,925 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.8:1[1]
Color(s)  Scarlet and
  royal blue[2]
Athletics conferenceUnion County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
Team nameCardinals[2]
RivalWestfield High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Websitephs.plainfieldnjk12.org

Plainfield High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Plainfield, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school is part of the Plainfield Public School District, one of New Jersey's 31 former Abbott districts.[4] Plainfield High School was established in 1857, making it the second-oldest high school in New Jersey.[citation needed] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,925 students and 130.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.8:1. There were 1,310 students (68.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 202 (10.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Plainfield High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Plainfield High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Access June 1, 2016.