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Does Franklinton High have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,127
High
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370153000661
Franklinton High
910 Cedar Creek Road, Franklinton, NC 27525 · (919) 494-2332 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,127 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of North Carolina public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,120 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 269 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 303 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 285 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 270 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
58.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Franklinton High
Franklinton High's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklinton High this school | 1,127 | 99.4% | 48.4% |
| James Hunt High Wilson | 1,115 | 98.7% | 32.1% |
| North Lenoir High La Grange | 957 | 99.7% | 34.4% |
| New Hanover High Wilmington | 1,437 | 98.5% | 30.9% |
| North Gaston High Dallas | 1,061 | 99.7% | 32.3% |
| Eastern Alamance High Mebane | 952 | 99.7% | 42.9% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Franklinton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #219 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #164 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #209 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,127 | #157 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #206 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #74 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #144 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #125 of 164 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,127
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+79% since 2000-01, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,127 | 62.5 | 18.0:1 | 99% (1,120) |
| 2023-24 | 1,218 | 66 | 18.5:1 | 55% (665) |
| 2022-23 | 1,182 | 62.9 | 18.8:1 | 48% (569) |
| 2020-21 | 1,135 | 64 | 17.7:1 | 47% (534) |
| 2017-18 | 1,085 | 58.2 | 18.6:1 | 41% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 1,024 | 57 | 18.0:1 | 47% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 850 | 52 | 16.4:1 | 46% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 26% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklinton High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,085 to 1,127); teachers up 7% (58.2 to 62.5).
About Franklinton High
Franklinton High is a medium-sized high school with its address in Franklinton, North Carolina. The school counts 1,127 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 48% above the 761 average for high schools in North Carolina.
The 16 schools in Franklin County Schools enroll 7,978 students altogether, Franklinton High among them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Franklinton High is White (37%). Other groups include 34% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 62% White. By the diversity index, Franklinton High comes in at 70%.
With 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Franklinton High was 18.0:1. The 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%. On average, public schools in Franklin County report 82%.
Franklinton High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Franklinton High is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Franklin County has about 74,386 residents, and median household income is about $74,240, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 19 public schools in Franklin County, with a combined enrollment of about 11,614.
The closest public school, Cedar Creek Middle, is about 2.2 miles from Franklinton High. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. On average proficiency, Franklinton High is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,135) and 2024-25 (1,127).
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,386
Census ACS
Median income
$74,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
11,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Schools
- Bunn HighHigh · 817 students
- Louisburg Magnet HighHigh · 630 students
- Bunn MiddleMiddle · 618 students
- Bunn ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Cedar Creek MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Edward Best ElementaryElementary · 498 students
Other schools in Franklinton
- Franklinton ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Tar River ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Wilton ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Franklinton MiddleMiddle · 232 students
Other Franklinton High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Franklinton High. Franklinton High is the largest of the 3.
- Franklinton High SchoolFranklinton, LA · 649 students
- Franklinton High SchoolColumbus, OH · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Creek Middle2.2 mi · 529
- Franklinton Elementary2.3 mi · 470
- Youngsville Academy2.5 mi · 615
- Franklinton Middle2.6 mi · 232
- Long Mill Elementary3.5 mi · 433
- Youngsville Elementary4.2 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Franklinton HighHow many students attend Franklinton High?
Franklinton High enrolls approximately 1,127 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Franklinton High serve?
Franklinton High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Franklinton High?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Franklinton High.
How diverse is Franklinton High?
Franklinton High reports a student body of 37% White, 22% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklinton High?
Franklinton High is overseen by Franklin County Schools in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.