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Plainfield, Indiana - 9 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks Plainfield Community School Corp #355 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,630 per pupil, Plainfield Community School Corp ranks #317 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,854
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$10,630
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Plainfield Community School Corp operates 9 public schools serving 5,854 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hendricks County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,630 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.7% local, 56.2% state, and 8.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 20/100, ranked #355 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 498.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.0% White, 11.4% African American, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Clarks Creek Elementary, with a diversity index of 62.5/100.
Its largest campus is Plainfield High School, enrolling 1,856 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pride Academy, at 12 students, a 155x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Plainfield High School accounts for 31.4% of all Plainfield Community School Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Plainfield Community School Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Plainfield Community School Corp school enrollment varies 155× across entities
Plainfield Community School Corp school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 1,856 students (highest), a spread of 1,844 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Plainfield Community School Corp student-counselor ratio is 499:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Plainfield Community School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 15.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Plainfield Community School Corp is typically wider than the Plainfield Community School Corp-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Plainfield Community School Corp's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Plainfield Community School Corp?
Plainfield Community School Corp has 9 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 5,854 students.
How much does Plainfield Community School Corp spend per student?
Plainfield Community School Corp spends $10,630 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #355 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Plainfield Community School Corp?
Plainfield Community School Corp students are 72.0% White, 11.4% African American, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Plainfield Community School Corp?
Plainfield Community School Corp has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #355 out of 373 districts in Indiana.