Franklin Monroe High School

Franklin Monroe High School is a senior high of modestly sized scale in Arcanum, Ohio, run under Franklin Monroe Local, enrolling 281 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Franklin Monroe High School sits 50% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Franklin Monroe Local (571 students total), Franklin Monroe High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Franklin Monroe High School shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder consists of 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Franklin Monroe High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Franklin Monroe High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.8%, the actual is 70.7%, a residual of +3.9 points.

Around the school, census data for Darke County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,486 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Darke County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,993 students), of which Franklin Monroe High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Franklin Monroe Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Franklin Monroe High School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Franklin Monroe High School has ticked down 21%, going from 355 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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