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Enrollment
757
High
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKTON-LAPEL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181288002050
Frankton Jr-Sr High School
610 Clyde St, Frankton, IN 46044 · (765) 754-7879 · Madison County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Indiana public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
372 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 141 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 128 | 17% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Frankton-Lapel Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
28.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Frankton Jr-Sr High School
Frankton Jr-Sr High School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankton Jr-Sr High School this school | 757 | 49.1% | 31.0% |
| Scottsburg Senior High School Scottsburg | 678 | 48.8% | N/A |
| New Castle High School New Castle | 828 | 50.5% | N/A |
| Tell City Jr-Sr High School Tell City | 617 | 48.3% | 39.2% |
| Peru Jr/Sr High School Peru | 814 | 48.2% | 25.7% |
| Seeger Memorial Jr-Sr High School West Lebanon | 622 | 46.9% | 25.9% |
Matched among Indiana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Frankton Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #59 of 103 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #51 of 104 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #60 of 104 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #131 of 392 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #279 of 359 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #242 of 360 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #140 of 373 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #84 of 133 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
757
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 757 | 43.2 | 17.5:1 | 49% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 794 | 44.2 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 778 | 45.5 | 17.1:1 | 46% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 39 | 19.4:1 | 40% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 33.1 | 21.8:1 | 43% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 709 | 33 | 21.5:1 | 43% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 35 | 20.5:1 | 35% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 12% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 685 | 35 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frankton Jr-Sr High School.
About Frankton Jr-Sr High School
Frankton Jr-Sr High School is a mid-sized high school based in Frankton, Indiana. The school serves grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 757 students.
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools is the district for Frankton Jr-Sr High School. It has 5 schools and 3,032 students.
Frankton Jr-Sr High School is 90% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
A staff of 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.5:1. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Frankton Jr-Sr High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Indiana public high schools.
Frankton Jr-Sr High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.0% and a predicted 40.8%.
In Madison County, home to about 131,900 people, the median household earns about $63,037 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Madison County number 32, with about 18,227 students.
Frankton Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Frankton Jr-Sr High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Frankton Jr-Sr High School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Frankton Jr-Sr High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (756) to 2024-25 (757). The school's ratio dropped from 19.4:1 to 17.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,900
Census ACS
Median income
$63,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
18,227 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frankton-Lapel Community Schools
- Frankton Elementary SchoolElementary · 803 students
- Lapel Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- Lapel Sr High SchoolHigh · 462 students
- Lapel Middle SchoolMiddle · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Frankton Elementary School0.5 mi · 803
- Alexandria Monroe Elementary School5.4 mi · 754
- Alexandria-Monroe High School5.5 mi · 620
- Elwood Elementary School5.6 mi · 412
- Elwood Jr-Sr High School5.8 mi · 650
- Elwood Intermediate School5.8 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Frankton Jr-Sr High SchoolHow large is Frankton Jr-Sr High School?
Frankton Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Frankton Jr-Sr High School serve?
Frankton Jr-Sr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Frankton Jr-Sr High School have?
Frankton Jr-Sr High School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Frankton Jr-Sr High School?
Student demographics at Frankton Jr-Sr High School are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Frankton Jr-Sr High School?
Frankton Jr-Sr High School is overseen by Frankton-Lapel Community Schools in Madison County.
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