Franklin High School

As a roomy senior high in Somerset, New Jersey, Franklin High School caters to 2,134 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Franklin Township Public School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 929 students each, so Franklin High School sits 130% above that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Franklin Township Public School District (6,950 students total), Franklin High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Franklin High School logs that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% Black, 12% Asian, 10% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Franklin High School records 180 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Somerset County (around 28%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Franklin High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.7%, the actual is 25.8%, a residual of -12.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Somerset County indicate median household earnings sit near $140,374, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Somerset County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), of which Franklin High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Franklin High School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.

Franklin High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 2,211 students in 2018 compared to 2,134 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 33% to 43%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.