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Plainfield High School

950 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ, 07060-3002 -

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Definition of Terms

Plainfield High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Union County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1816 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

144 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 458 students

Grade 10 - 455 students

Grade 11 - 456 students

Grade 12 - 369 students

Grade Not Listed - 78 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:13

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	7%
% Hispanic	31%	15%
% Black	68%	17%
% White	n/a	61%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

40%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Plainfield City School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	13	5
Number of Students Managed	7,128 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$167,889,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$169,653,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$23,553	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$23,801	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	75%	81%

Friends hold vigil for teen killed on moped (The Indianapolis Star)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 06:41:57 am
Plainfield High School students paid tribute Tuesday night to a classmate who died after the moped he was riding collided with a pickup truck.
Plainfield student dies in moped crash (The Indianapolis Star)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 03:09:07 am
Plainfield High School students paid tribute this evening to a classmate who died after the moped he was riding collided with a pickup truck.
Plainfield student killed while riding moped (FOX 59 Indianapolis)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 07:06:58 pm
A Plainfield High School student was killed last night while riding his moped. Police say Ben Kempf was hit by a truck. A Plainfield High School student was killed last night while riding his moped. Police say Ben Kempf was hit by a truck.
Plainfield teen dies in moped accident (WTHR Indianapolis)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:13:35 pm
A Plainfield High School student died after being struck by a pick-up truck while riding his moped.
Plainfield taxpayers to fund roof repairs (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 03:51:50 am
Town funds will be used, at least temporarily, to pay to replace the failing Plainfield High School roof, while the town and school department continue to negotiate with one of the companies responsible to fix the problem.

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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, New Jersey, United States. The school is part of the Plainfield Public School District, one of New Jersey's 31 Abbott Districts.
Plainfield High School was established in 1857, making it the second oldest high school in New Jersey.
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,803 students and 145.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.4.
The school was the 293rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 307th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
Plainfield High School competes in the Watchung Conference, a high school sports association that consists of public high schools covering Essex County, Hudson County and Union County in northern New Jersey. The conference operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
Plainfield's football rivalry with Westfield High School dates back to 1900, making it the oldest active public high school football rivalry in the state.
The Boys' Basketball team won the 2004 North II, Group IV state sectional championship, defeating Elizabeth High School 47-42 in the final.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
Brian Bilal - Principal
Deborah Celestand - Vice Principal
John Martucci - Vice Principal
Kevin Stansbury - Vice Principal
Mark A. Williams - Vice Principal
Notable alumni
Ernest R. Ackerman (1863-1931), represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1919-1931.
Joe Black (1924-2002), first African American pitcher to win a World Series game, in 1952.
Margaret Bourke-White, photographer (1906-1971).
Milton Campbell (born 1933), Olympic Gold Decathlon winner at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
Manny Collins (born 1984) American football cornerback.
Peter Liske (born 1942), former professional football quarterback, who played in the NFL, AFL and CFL.
Peter McDonough (1925-1998), member of the New Jersey Senate.
Donald Van Blake (1922-), member of United States Tennis Association Eastern Hall of Fame.
Adella Wotherspoon (1903-2004), youngest and longest-living survivor of the 1904 fire on the General Slocum. After graduating from the school, she taught business administration here from 1925 to 1961.
External links
Plainfield High School
Plainfield Public School District
Taiwan Brown on Plainfield Public School District website.
Data for the Plainfield Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics

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