Franklin Elem School

Franklin Elem School is a primary school of close-knit scale in Belleville, Illinois, part of Belleville SD 118, educateing 172 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 55% below the state mean of about 381.

Across the 11 schools in Belleville SD 118 (3,275 students total), Franklin Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Franklin Elem School lists that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 25% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. By comparison, St. Clair County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Franklin Elem School records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above St. Clair County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Franklin Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.2%; this one delivers 24.2%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Clair County) shows that median household income runs about $73,854, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Clair County runs 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students), of which Franklin Elem School is one.

Washington School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Elem School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Franklin Elem School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.4%.

Franklin Elem School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Franklin Elem School has expanded 15%, going from 149 students in 2018 to 172 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 3% to 16%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

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