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Franklin Regional Primary Sch
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Franklin Regional Primary Sch
Franklin Regional Primary Sch is one of the reasonably sized primary schools in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, operated by Franklin Regional SD, with 619 students on its rolls from grades K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 40% larger than typical.
Franklin Regional SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 3,280 students; Franklin Regional Primary Sch is among them.
In terms of who attends, Franklin Regional Primary Sch shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Franklin Regional Primary Sch has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Westmoreland County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
In the broader community, census data for Westmoreland County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,109 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Westmoreland County's 85 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students), Franklin Regional Primary Sch is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Franklin Regional Intermediate Sch, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 597 students in 2018 compared to 619 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.
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