Enrollment
280
High
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330309000128
Franklin High School
119 Central St., Franklin, NH 03235 · (603) 934-5441 · Merrimack County
GRADES 09–13HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of New Hampshire public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
144 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 70 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 23% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 33% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Franklin School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
NH avg 55.2%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New Hampshire average is about 55 of 100.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Franklin High School
Franklin High School's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin High School this school | 280 | 51.4% | 29.0% |
| Rivendell Academy Orford | 209 | 54.1% | N/A |
| Littleton High School Littleton | 172 | 45.9% | 33.0% |
| Nute High School Milton | 166 | 41.6% | 36.3% |
| White Mountains Regional High School Whitefield | 319 | 40.1% | 31.0% |
| Hinsdale High School Hinsdale | 155 | 39.4% | 33.3% |
Matched among New Hampshire high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Franklin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #70 of 78 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #73 of 78 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #61 of 103 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #65 of 68 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #22 of 68 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #2 of 80 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #31 of 60 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
280
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 280 | 17.3 | 16.2:1 | 51% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 17 | 16.3:1 | 43% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 22 | 12.3:1 | 44% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 33% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 26.3 | 11.8:1 | 50% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 49% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 52% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 18% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 23 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (311 to 280); teachers down 34% (26.3 to 17.3).
About Franklin High School
Franklin High School is a public high school run by Franklin School District in Franklin, New Hampshire. Total enrollment is 280 students, and the grades served are 9 through 13. High schools in New Hampshire have about 496 students on average; enrollment here is 44% lower.
Franklin School District has 3 schools; together they serve 842 students.
Of every 100 students at Franklin High School, about 86 are White. The school is also 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
Franklin High School has 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.2:1. High schools in New Hampshire have an average ratio of 11.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 51%. That is higher than the 25% average for public schools in Merrimack County.
Among New Hampshire public high schools, Franklin High School outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in New Hampshire with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 30.3%. Franklin High School scores 29.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Merrimack County show that median household income comes to about $97,004, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 61, with about 17,429 students.
Paul A. Smith School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Franklin High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count increased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 11.7:1 to 16.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin School District
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 301 students
- Paul A. Smith SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in Franklin
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 301 students
- Paul A. Smith SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other Franklin High schools
17 other US public schools in 16 states are named Franklin High. Franklin High School is the 17th largest of the 18.
- Franklin High SchoolEL PASO, TX · 2,835 students
- Franklin HighElk Grove, CA · 2,650 students
- Franklin High SchoolSomerset, NJ · 2,134 students
- Franklin HighStockton, CA · 2,065 students
- Franklin High SchoolPortland, OR · 1,807 students
Nearby schools
- Paul A. Smith School0.9 mi · 261
- Franklin Middle School1.0 mi · 301
- Winnisquam Early Learning Center2.5 mi · 30
- Winnisquam Regional High School2.5 mi · 357
- Winnisquam Regional Middle School2.6 mi · 361
- Southwick School2.8 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin High SchoolHow many students attend Franklin High School?
Franklin High School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades 09-13.
Is Franklin High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin High School is approximately 16.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franklin High School?
At Franklin High School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Franklin High School public or private?
Franklin High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin School District.
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