Franklin County Early College

Franklin County Early College is one of the micro-enrollment 9-12 campuss in Louisburg, North Carolina, one of the schools within Franklin County Schools, with 179 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 13. Enrollment runs roughly 76% below the state mean of about 761.

Within Franklin County Schools, which oversees 16 schools and 7,978 students, Franklin County Early College is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Franklin County Early College records that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 27% Black, 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Franklin County Early College records 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 82%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Franklin County Early College is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 80.1%, a residual of +31.3 points.

In the surrounding community, Franklin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,240 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Franklin County Early College is one of 19 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 11,614 students).

Nearest neighbor: Louisburg Elementary, around 1.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Franklin County Early College. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Franklin County Early College ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Franklin County Early College's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 189 (now 179). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 44% to 40%. Class-load math has tightened: from 27.0:1 in 2018 to 25.6:1 in 2025.

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