FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL

FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL operates as a rural-scale all-grades campus in FRANKLIN, New York, run under FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 209 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 62% smaller than typical.

FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL sits inside FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Delaware County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 59.5%; FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL posts 40.3%, -19.2 points below that line.

Around the school, Delaware County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,337, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 21 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 5,307 students).

UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 55.3%.

FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL has contracted 21%, going from 266 students in 2018 to 209 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 in 2025.

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