BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a well-populated middle-grades school in Fargo, North Dakota, BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL instructs 873 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by FARGO 1. Enrollment runs roughly 93% larger than the state mean of about 453.

Across the 26 schools in FARGO 1 (11,443 students total), BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cass County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,555 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Cass County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students), of which BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL has grew 8%, going from 807 students in 2018 to 873 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 81% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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