Parmenter

As a compact elementary-level community in Franklin, Massachusetts, Parmenter hosts 309 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Franklin.

Parmenter is one of 10 schools operated by Franklin, a district that hosts 4,611 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Parmenter reports that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Norfolk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $130,739 per year, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Norfolk County's 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), Parmenter is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Horace Mann, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Parmenter operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 323 students in 2018 compared to 309 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 83% to 68%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.