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Plainfield High School

611 W Fort Beggs Dr, Plainfield, IL, 60544-1845 -

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Definition of Terms

Plainfield High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Will County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2600 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

171 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 653 students

Grade 10 - 669 students

Grade 11 - 682 students

Grade 12 - 596 students

This School

( IL ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( IL ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	5%	3%
% Hispanic	18%	16%
% Black	9%	21%
% White	67%	56%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

( IL ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

n/a

39%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( IL ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Plainfield 202 School District

This School's Agency

( IL ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	25	3
Number of Students Managed	24,371 students	907 students
District Total Revenue	$191,968,000	$8,184,000
District Expenditure	$223,737,000	$8,197,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,877	$7,864
District Expenditure / Student	$9,180	$9,159
District Graduation Rates	88%	70%

Plainfield Central High School, or PCHS, is a public four-year high school located in Plainfield, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, which also includes Plainfield South High School, and Plainfield North High School.
History: The original building was completely destroyed by one of the worst tornadoes in Illinois history. The Plainfield Tornado struck the town on August 28, 1990, one day before classes were scheduled to begin. Three faculty and staff members lost their lives, but had school been in session, casualties would have been more significant as the tornado hit the school directly.
In the middle of the 1992-3 school year students moved into the new PHS building. At the time, it was one of the most technically advanced high schools in the state of Illinois, complete with its own observatory. In 1998, the school added a "freshman center" with its own gymnasium and cafeteria. The new freshman center has three floors and is connected to the main building by an enclosed catwalk. In 2005, the school constructed a new fan-friendly snack building, complete with restrooms, on the south end of the school's football/track stadium.
Athletics: Plainfield Central competes in the Southwest Prairie Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Wildcats.
School sports teams include boy's and girl's golf, boys' and girls' bowling, boy's hockey, boy's wrestling, boy's football, girl's and boy's basketball, girl's and boy's swimming, girl's badminton, girl's softball, girl's and boy's soccer, girl's and boy's tennis, track, cross-country, rugby, cheerleading, poms and baseball.
2007 Sports Highlights: E.J. Luna, won 1st place overall for the Boys' JV Golf at the SPC Golf Tournament held in Morris, IL.
2006 Sports Highlights: Girls bowling placed 3rd at the Illinois state tournament held in Rockford, IL.
Four state qualifiers for the wrestling state championship held at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, IL. They include Mike Smith (4th), Jeremy Ellingwood (2nd), Ryan Prater (2nd), Alex Macier (Qualifier).
2005 Sports Highlights: Chris Unger, a bowler, placed 60th and the Illinois State Tournament held in St. Clair, IL.
2004 Sports Highlights: The Boys' Bowling Team placed 8th at the Illinois State Tournament help in St. Clair, IL. The team consisted of Jason Kryst, Chris Unger, Patryk Bec, Charlie Kowalski, Nich Swan, and Dan Strubel. The coaching staff included Head Coach Sally Pagnusat, Assistant Coach David Barney and Volunteer Coach Mary Barney.
Nick Swan placed second overall.
Charlie Kowalski placed thirteenth overall.
2002 Sports Highlights: The Boys' Football Team, coached by John Jackson, clenched the confrence championship, before losing in the play-offs due to the teacher strike.
Activities: The school holds a Marching Band during football season and a Concert and Symphonic Band out of season.
The Symphonic Band took first place out of 30 schools at the 2006 Midwest Music Festival held in Lemont, IL.
Selected art students took part in the Suburban Prairie Art Conference. Overall, the school came back with a 1st place title.
Sam T. Jensen currently is the coolest person in the school as of 2007.
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About This Zip Code (60544)

School Zip (60544)

(IL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

44,284 people

12,207,380 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

39%

24%

Population Average Age

32 years old

34.7 years old

Average Household size

3.0 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$70,417

$46,560

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.6 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

12 years old

49 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

95% / 5%

63% / 37%

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