Franklin Regional SHS

As a reasonably sized senior high in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, Franklin Regional SHS serves 1,101 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Franklin Regional SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Franklin Regional SHS sits 49% above that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Franklin Regional SD (3,280 students total), Franklin Regional SHS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Franklin Regional SHS reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Franklin Regional SHS has 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Westmoreland County's rate of about 53%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Franklin Regional SHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Westmoreland County) records that median household earnings sit near $74,109, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Westmoreland County runs 85 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students), of which Franklin Regional SHS is one.

Franklin Regional MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Regional SHS. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Franklin Regional SHS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Franklin Regional SHS's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,175 (now 1,101). The White share of enrollment declined from 87% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.