Franklin Senior High School

Set in Franklin, Louisiana, Franklin Senior High School is a small four-year high school, operated by St. Mary Parish. It instructs 304 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 711 students each, so Franklin Senior High School sits 57% leaner than that benchmark.

St. Mary Parish runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 7,153 students. Franklin Senior High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Franklin Senior High School shows that 74% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder reads as 12% White, 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Mary Parish as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Franklin Senior High School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Franklin Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of St. Mary Parish's rate of about 75%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Mary Parish) reports that the typical household earns roughly $52,576 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Across St. Mary Parish's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,765 students), Franklin Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Franklin Junior High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Franklin Senior High School has fell 4%, going from 318 students in 2018 to 304 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 19% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.