📍 616 N 15th St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19130
Franklin LC is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 881 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Franklin LC enrolls 881 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 39% male and 61% female. A teaching staff of 53.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 436 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 254 | 29% |
| Asian | 97 | 11% |
| White | 56 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
878 of the school's 881 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 878 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Franklin LC 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 LC 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 881 students, Franklin LC 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 - Large