Frankton Jr-Sr High School

Frankton Jr-Sr High School is a mid-sized high school in Frankton, Indiana, overseen by Frankton-Lapel Community Schools. The school hosts 757 students in grades 7 through 12.

Within Frankton-Lapel Community Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 3,032 students, Frankton Jr-Sr High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Frankton Jr-Sr High School reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Frankton Jr-Sr High School reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Frankton Jr-Sr High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Frankton Jr-Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.8%; this one delivers 31.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Madison County put median household income runs about $63,037, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Frankton Jr-Sr High School is one of 32 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 18,227 students).

Nearest neighbor: Frankton Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frankton Jr-Sr High School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 27.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 5%: 721 students in 2018 compared to 757 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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