Plainfield SD 202
Public school district based in Plainfield, Illinois. NCES district ID 1731740; state ID IL-56-099-2020-22.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
31
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
24,556
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,691.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.5
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 757 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,530 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,598 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,576 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,790 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,688 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,759 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,827 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,810 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,874 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,009 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,984 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,090 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,264 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 9.2% | |
| Black or African American | 14.2% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 25.7% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 4.8% | |
| White | 45.7% | |
| Not Specified | 0.0% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.8% | |
| Male | 51.1% | |
| Not Specified | 0.0% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 1, Suburb 30.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainfield North High School Plainfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,399 | 136.4 | 17.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Plainfield South High School Plainfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,323 | 136.5 | 17 | Suburb: Large |
| Plainfield East High School Plainfield | 9–12 | Regular | 1,825 | 113.0 | 16.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Plainfield High School Plainfield | 9–12 | Regular | 1,800 | 114.1 | 15.8 | Suburb: Large |
| John F Kennedy Middle Sch Plainfield | 6–8 | Regular | 912 | 60.0 | 15.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Timber Ridge Middle School Plainfield | 6–8 | Regular | 885 | 57.6 | 15.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Richard Ira Jones Middle School Plainfield | 6–8 | Regular | 851 | 55.0 | 15.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Aux Sable Middle Sch Joliet | 6–8 | Regular | 844 | 56.0 | 15.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Heritage Grove Middle School Plainfield | 6–8 | Regular | 841 | 56.6 | 14.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Bonnie McBeth Learning Ctr Plainfield | PK | Regular | 757 | 40.0 | 18.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Wallin Oaks Elementary School Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 677 | 44.0 | 15.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Drauden Point Middle School Plainfield | 6–8 | Regular | 658 | 48.5 | 13.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Thomas Jefferson Elem Sch Joliet | K–5 | Regular | 646 | 49.7 | 13 | Suburb: Large |
| Charles Reed Elementary Sch Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 641 | 48.5 | 13.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Walkers Grove Elementary School Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 634 | 40.5 | 15.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Meadow View Elementary School Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 627 | 40.5 | 15.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Eagle Pointe Elementary School Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 594 | 41.5 | 14.3 | Suburb: Large |
| River View Elementary School Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 584 | 46.5 | 12.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Elizabeth Eichelberger Elem Sch Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 548 | 40.5 | 13.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Wesmere Elementary School Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 544 | 45.7 | 11.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Central Elem School Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 544 | 41.5 | 13.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Lakewood Falls Elem School Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 543 | 41.5 | 13.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Lincoln Elementary Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 536 | 40.5 | 13.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Freedom Elem School Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 526 | 38.5 | 13.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Liberty Elementary School Bolingbrook | K–5 | Regular | 522 | 39.5 | 13.2 | City: Small |
| Indian Trail Middle School Plainfield | 6–8 | Regular | 520 | 39.0 | 13.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Grand Prairie Elem School Joliet | K–5 | Regular | 494 | 41.5 | 11.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Ridge Elementary School Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 481 | 37.5 | 12.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Creekside Elementary School Plainfield | K–5 | Regular | 472 | 41.5 | 11.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Crystal Lawns Elem School Joliet | K–5 | Regular | 328 | 27.3 | 12 | Suburb: Large |
| Plainfield Academy Plainfield | 6–12 | Alternative | 0 | 32.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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