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Benjamin Franklin High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 1,034 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benjamin Franklin High School school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 66.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 91% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Franklin High School enrolls 1,034 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 66.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 30% Black or African American and 19% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 391 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 313 | 30% |
| Asian | 197 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
343 of the school's 1,034 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 qualify for free lunch and 89 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benjamin Franklin High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-20, state senate district 4, state house district 97.
Benjamin Franklin High School is one of 1 schools in Benjamin Franklin High School, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The district serves 1,056 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,034 students, Benjamin Franklin High School is close to the district average of about 1,056 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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