Franklin Benjamin HS

Franklin Benjamin HS is a senior high of tight-knit scale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run under Philadelphia City SD, works with 570 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 23% leaner than typical.

Across the 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD (116,230 students total), Franklin Benjamin HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Franklin Benjamin HS records that the largest single group is Black, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Franklin Benjamin HS has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Franklin Benjamin HS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 36.8%; this one comes in at 8.8%, -27.9 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) logs that median household earnings sit near $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Franklin Benjamin HS is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Science Leadership Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Benjamin HS. On composite proficiency, Franklin Benjamin HS comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.5%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Franklin Benjamin HS's enrollment has edged up 18% since 2018, when it stood at 484 (now 570). Black enrollment moved from 85% to 71% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.