📍 1205 N 6th Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, 17110
Benjamin Franklin Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County. The school has 786 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrisburg City SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Franklin Sch enrolls 786 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 439 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 234 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 7.1% |
| White | 42 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
786 of the school's 786 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 786 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.
Benjamin Franklin Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 15, state house district 103.
Benjamin Franklin Sch is one of 12 schools in Harrisburg City SD, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 6,578 students district-wide and employs 427 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 786 students, Benjamin Franklin Sch is larger than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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