Horace Mann

Horace Mann operates as an intimate junior high in Franklin, Massachusetts, operated by Franklin. Current enrollment sits at 407 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 547 students each, so Horace Mann sits 26% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Franklin (4,611 students total), Horace Mann accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Horace Mann shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Beyond that, the school lists 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Norfolk County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Horace Mann has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Norfolk County indicate median household income runs about $130,739, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Horace Mann is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

Oak Street Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Horace Mann has ticked down 12%, going from 464 students in 2018 to 407 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.