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Franklin High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Franklin High School
Franklin High School is a roomy four-year high school in LIVONIA, Michigan, one of the schools within Livonia Public Schools School District. The school caters to 1,272 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 177% larger than the state mean of about 460.
Livonia Public Schools School District runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 12,986 students. Franklin High School is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Franklin High School records that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
In the surrounding community, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Franklin High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: American Montessori Academy Upper Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin High School.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Franklin High School has ticked down 13%, going from 1,454 students in 2018 to 1,272 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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