FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL

FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized 9-12 campus in MALONE, New York, operated by MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 705 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Within MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 2,106 students, FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (94%) are White. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.4%; this one delivers 56.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,151, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 21 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 6,724 students).

The closest other public school is FRANKLIN-ESSEX-HAMILTON BOCES, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 695 students in 2018 compared to 705 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.