Franklin Academy

Set in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Franklin Academy is a big unified-grade school, run under Franklin Academy. It works with 1,660 students across grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 127% bigger than the state mean of about 731.

Franklin Academy is the operating authority for Franklin Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Franklin Academy reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Wake County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Franklin Academy records 124 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Wake County put the typical household earns roughly $105,768 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Franklin Academy is one campus in the mix.

Wake Forest Charter Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Academy.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. Franklin Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Franklin Academy's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,639 (now 1,660). The White share of enrollment edged down from 84% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.