Post Franklin School

Post Franklin School operates as a modestly sized primary school in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, one of the schools within Battle Creek Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 219 students spanning grades K through 2. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Post Franklin School sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

Battle Creek Public Schools comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 3,796 students; Post Franklin School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Post Franklin School lists that 39% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 26% White, 18% multiracial, 17% Hispanic. By comparison, Calhoun County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Post Franklin School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Calhoun County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Calhoun County put median household earnings sit near $63,177, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Post Franklin School is one of 56 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students).

West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Post Franklin School.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 24%: 289 students in 2018 compared to 219 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 35% to 39%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.