Franklin Lower Elementary

Franklin Lower Elementary, a compact elementary school in Meadville, Mississippi, part of Franklin County School District, educates 379 students, covering grades pre-K through 3.

Franklin County School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,147 students; Franklin Lower Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Franklin Lower Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 42% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Franklin County) reports that median household income runs about $52,939, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 26%. Franklin Lower Elementary is one of 5 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 1,147 students).

Nearest neighbor: Franklin Upper Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 379 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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