Plainfield, Massachusetts
The Plainfield Schools by the Numbers
A snapshot of the Mohawk Trail Regional School District, the eight-town system that educates about 758 students and that Plainfield belongs to. Detailed figures come from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
District Snapshot
Sources: Massachusetts DESE, school and district profiles.
High needs is a state count, not a score. It includes every student who is from a low income household, learning English, or receiving special education services, and counts each one only once. The median across all 396 Massachusetts districts is 46.7 percent.
District Overview
| District | Mohawk Trail Regional |
| Enrollment | 758 |
| Schools | 4 (incl. Sanderson Academy) |
| Plainfield’s elementary school | Sanderson Academy, Ashfield |
Student Population
For the precise current breakdown, see the DESE district profile.
| English learners | 0.5% |
| High needs | 54.1% |
| Per-pupil spending (in-district) | $27,120.94 |
Academic Performance & Context
Mohawk Trail is a regional district running from kindergarten through grade 12, with a four-year graduation rate of 88.1 percent. Plainfield’s youngest students attend Sanderson Academy in Ashfield, and older students continue to Mohawk Trail Regional School in Buckland. MCAS results and accountability data are published and updated each year by DESE, so this guide links to the live state profile rather than reprinting numbers that quickly go stale.
Sources
MA DESE, Plainfield Student Profile (code 07170000). Accessed 2026.