📍 246 Pone Lane, Franklin, Venango County, 16323
Franklin Area JSHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Franklin, Venango County. The school has 834 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Franklin Area JSHS enrolls 834 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.9% Two or more races and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 752 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
703 of the school's 834 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 703 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Franklin Area JSHS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 64.
Franklin Area JSHS is one of 4 schools in Franklin Area SD, based in Franklin, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,768 students district-wide and employs 136 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 834 students, Franklin Area JSHS is larger than the district average of about 442 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe