📍 310 Crescent Drive, Franklin, Franklin city, 23851
Franklin High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Franklin, Franklin city. The school has 378 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Franklin High enrolls 378 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 15% White and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 292 | 77% |
| White | 56 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
378 of the school's 378 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 380 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 High 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 VA-20, state senate district 14, state house district 64.
Franklin High is one of 3 schools in Franklin City Public Schools, based in Franklin, Virginia. The district serves 1,124 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 378 students, Franklin High is close to the district average of about 375 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant