📍 550 N Broad St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19130
Franklin Benjamin HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 466 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 52%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Franklin Benjamin HS enrolls 466 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 328 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 16 | 3.4% |
| White | 10 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
466 of the school's 466 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 466 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 Benjamin HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-30, state senate district 1, state house district 182.
Franklin Benjamin HS is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 466 students, Franklin Benjamin HS is close to the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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