Plainfield Public Schools
Overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | — | — | $372K | $321K | $1.3M | $817K | $646K | $779K | $631K | $513K | $493K | $691K | $561K | $531K | $453K | $589K | $785K | $573K | $190K | $455K | $344K | $159K | $2.0M | $190K | $230K | $159K | $5K | $2.2M |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 86% | 90% | 72% | 50% | 58% | 77% | 88% | 89% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 87% | 85% | 78% | 84% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 78% | 79% | 75% | 77% | 80% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 5,597 | 5,597 | 4,451 | 3,149 | 3,149 | 3,166 | 3,000 | 2,333 | 3,000 | 1,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 5,597 | 5,597 | 4,451 | 3,149 | 3,149 | 3,166 | 3,000 | 2,333 | 3,000 | 1,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subsidies by E-Rate service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $59K | $175K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $691K | $561K | $531K | $408K | $532K | $506K | $573K | $190K | $455K | $344K | $142K | $177K | $155K | $198K | $159K | $5K | $54K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $1.0M | $517K | — | $120K | — | — | $493K | — | — | — | — | — | $278K | — | — | — | — | — | $1.7M | — | — | — | — | $2.1M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | $372K | $321K | $345K | $301K | $646K | $646K | $571K | $338K | — | — | — | — | $45K | $44K | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | $91K | $34K | $32K | — | — | $51K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarbrook Elementary School | $21K | — | $21K | $20K | $97K | $68K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Charles And Anna Booker School | $21K | — | $14K | $8K | $263K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clinton Elementary School | $21K | — | $21K | $20K | $97K | $44K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Cook Elementary School | $21K | — | $21K | $20K | $97K | $54K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Dewitt D Barlow Elementary | $21K | — | $21K | $20K | $97K | $41K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Emerson Elementary School | $21K | — | $21K | $20K | $97K | $52K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Evergreen Elementary School | $21K | — | $21K | $20K | $97K | $59K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Hub Stein Sports Complex | $21K | — | $21K | $20K | $20K | $20K | $34K | $35K | $40K | $30K |
| Hubbard Middle School | $21K | — | $21K | $20K | $97K | $76K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Jefferson Elementary School | $21K | — | $21K | $20K | $97K | $49K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Maxson Middle School | $21K | — | $21K | $21K | $98K | $81K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Office Of Early Childhood | $21K | — | $21K | $21K | $21K | $20K | $41K | $35K | $40K | $30K |
| Plainfield Academy For Arts And Adv Studies (Paaas) | $21K | — | $16K | $49K | $127K | $46K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Plainfield Administration | $21K | — | $21K | $21K | $21K | $20K | $34K | $35K | $40K | $30K |
| Plainfield Board Of Education | $21K | — | $21K | $21K | $21K | $20K | $34K | $35K | $40K | $30K |
| Plainfield High School | $98K | — | $84K | $11K | $88K | $87K | $34K | $113K | $40K | $30K |
| Stillman Elementary School | $21K | — | $21K | $21K | $98K | $46K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Technology Building | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Elementary School | $21K | — | $21K | $21K | $98K | $61K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Woodland Elementary School | — | — | — | — | — | $19K | $34K | $38K | $40K | $30K |
| Barack Obama Academy | — | — | — | — | $8K | $19K | $34K | $35K | $40K | $30K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarbrook Elementary School | Plainfield | 90% | 686 | 546 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Charles And Anna Booker School | Plainfield | 90% | 750 | 0 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Clinton Elementary School | Plainfield | 90% | 382 | 309 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Cook Elementary School | Plainfield | 90% | 396 | 297 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Dewitt D Barlow Elementary | Plainfield | 90% | 378 | 343 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Emerson Elementary School | Plainfield | 90% | 495 | 436 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Evergreen Elementary School | Plainfield | 90% | 610 | 493 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Hub Stein Sports Complex | Plainfield | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
| Hubbard Middle School | Plainfield | 90% | 762 | 660 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Plainfield | 90% | 449 | 411 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Maxson Middle School | Plainfield | 90% | 796 | 670 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Office Of Early Childhood | Plainfield | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
| Plainfield Academy For Arts And Adv Studies (Paaas) | Plainfield | 85% | 405 | 281 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Plainfield Administration | Plainfield | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
| Plainfield Board Of Education | Plainfield | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
| Plainfield High School | Plainfield | 90% | 1,817 | 1,368 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Stillman Elementary School | Plainfield | 90% | 367 | 349 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Technology Building | Plainfield | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
| Washington Elementary School | Plainfield | 90% | 634 | 573 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Woodland Elementary School | Plainfield | 90% | 0 | 0 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Barack Obama Academy | Plainfield | 90% | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | Urban |
Subsidies by service provider (top 10)
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
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| Cablevision Lightpath | — | — | — | — | — | — | $646K | $656K | $605K | $453K | — | $581K | $451K | $413K | $150K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon- New Jersey, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | $48K | — | $69K | $69K | $67K | $285K | $494K | $449K | $444K | $110K | $376K | $275K | $117K | $157K | $136K | $153K | $159K | $5K | $54K |
| Dyntek Services, Inc. | — | — | — | — | $1.0M | $517K | — | $123K | — | — | $493K | — | — | — | — | $13K | $250K | — | — | — | — | — | $1.1M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avaya, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2.1M |
| Cablevision Lightpath of New Jersey | — | — | $105K | $308K | $308K | $301K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Office Solutions, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $432K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $650 | $3K | — | $12K | $12K | $21K | $17K | $26K | $37K | $101K | $56K | $54K | $64K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | — | $267K | $12K | $37K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Network Integration Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | $91K | $34K | $32K | — | — | $51K |
| Verizon Wireless fka Cellco Partnership | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $9K | — | $30K | $30K | $29K | — | $40K | $5K | $7K | — | — | $4K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Per-recipient figures are a back-of-envelope estimate: each funding request line item’s post-discount cost divided equally among the line’s recipients. FY2010–2015 figures are from USAC legacy data (BEN level). FY2026 omitted (funding year in progress). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid), which is why figures dip at the end — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error. Source: USAC Open Data, retrieved 2026-06-10.