📍 351 Morgantown St, Uniontown, Fayette County, 15401
Ben Franklin Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Uniontown, Fayette County. The school has 517 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Uniontown Area SD school district. It serves grades K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ben Franklin Sch enrolls 517 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 17% Black or African American and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 343 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
464 of the school's 517 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 464 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.
Ben Franklin Sch is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 32, state house district 51.
Ben Franklin Sch is one of 9 schools in Uniontown Area SD, based in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,536 students district-wide and employs 173 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 517 students, Ben Franklin Sch is larger than the district average of about 282 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant