Franklin High School

Franklin High School operates as a cozy high school in Franklin, New Hampshire, operated by Franklin School District. Current enrollment sits at 280 students spanning grades 9 through 13. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 496.

Franklin School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 842 students; Franklin High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Franklin High School records that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Franklin High School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.2:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at Franklin High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Merrimack County (around 25%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Franklin High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.3%; this one delivers 29.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Merrimack County) shows that median household income runs about $97,004, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Merrimack County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,429 students), of which Franklin High School is one.

The closest other public school is Paul A. Smith School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Franklin High School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 31.9%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Franklin High School's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 311 (now 280). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 95% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Franklin High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.