Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Cleveland, Ohio, run under Cleveland Municipal, educateing 364 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Cleveland Municipal runs 93 schools in total, collectively educating 33,065 students. Benjamin Franklin is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Benjamin Franklin logs that the largest single group is Black at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 26% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Cuyahoga County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cuyahoga County put median household income runs about $64,468, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Benjamin Franklin is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).

The closest other public school is Facing History High School@Charles Mooney, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Benjamin Franklin's enrollment has declined 39% since 2018, when it stood at 597 (now 364). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 45% to 26% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.