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Enrollment
1,880
High
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510144000637
Franklin County High
700 Tanyard Rd, Rocky Mount, VA 24151 · (540) 483-0221 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,880 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Virginia public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
180 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
1,619 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 529 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 510 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 415 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 426 | 23% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Franklin County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 80.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Franklin County High
Franklin County High's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County High this school | 1,880 | 86.1% | 68.6% |
| Pulaski County Senior High Dublin | 1,159 | 91.0% | 62.5% |
| Amherst County High Amherst | 1,240 | 80.2% | 61.4% |
| Carroll County High Hillsville | 1,033 | 89.4% | 72.8% |
| Alleghany High Covington | 818 | 81.8% | 59.8% |
| Tunstall High Dry Fork | 800 | 85.9% | 88.1% |
Matched among Virginia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Franklin County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #223 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #150 of 316 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #171 of 316 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,880 | #71 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #27 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #222 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #101 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #72 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,880
-136 (-7%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,865
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,880 | 180.2 | 10.4:1 | 86% (1,619) |
| 2023-24 | 1,899 | 188.2 | 10.1:1 | 75% (1,425) |
| 2022-23 | 1,904 | 165.5 | 11.5:1 | 74% (1,412) |
| 2020-21 | 2,016 | 157 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,120 | 160.4 | 13.2:1 | 40% (842) |
| 2015-16 | 2,163 | 164 | 13.2:1 | 19% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 2,195 | 124 | 17.7:1 | 42% (922) |
| 2000-01 | 2,044 | 137 | 14.9:1 | 18% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 1,865 | 116 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (2,120 to 1,880); teachers up 12% (160.4 to 180.2).
About Franklin County High
Franklin County High is a high-enrollment high school in Rocky Mount, Virginia. It teaches 1,880 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Virginia enroll about 1,213 students on average.
Franklin County High is a school in Franklin County Public Schools. The district has 14 schools and 6,540 students.
Of every 100 students at Franklin County High, about 75 are White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Franklin County, the White share is about 86%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
On staff are 180.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. Statewide, high schools in Virginia average 13.9:1. Franklin County High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 86%. The figure for public schools in Franklin County is close, at 86%.
Franklin County High earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Virginia public high schools.
The model predicts 64.7% for a school in Virginia with Franklin County High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Franklin County High posts 68.6%.
The school is in Franklin County, where median household income comes to about $68,849, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin County's 14 public schools enroll about 6,540 students and include Franklin County High.
Franklin County High's nearest public school is Lee M. Waid Elementary (about 0.6 miles). In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Franklin County High. On state test proficiency, Franklin County High ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 7%. The ratio was 12.8:1 in 2020-21 and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,130
Census ACS
Median income
$68,849
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Public Schools
- Benjamin Franklin MiddleMiddle · 1,382 students
- Windy Gap ElementaryElementary · 391 students
- Lee M. Waid ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Dudley ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Rocky Mount ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Boones Mill ElementaryElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Rocky Mount
- Benjamin Franklin MiddleMiddle · 1,382 students
- Lee M. Waid ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Rocky Mount ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Sontag ElementaryElementary · 248 students
Other Franklin County High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Franklin County High. Franklin County High is the largest of the 5.
- Franklin County High SchoolCarnesville, GA · 1,043 students
- Franklin County High SchoolFrankfort, KY · 990 students
- Franklin County HighBrookville, IN · 614 students
- FRANKLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLPRESTON, ID · 43 students
Nearby schools
- Lee M. Waid Elementary0.6 mi · 386
- Benjamin Franklin Middle0.9 mi · 1,382
- Rocky Mount Elementary1.3 mi · 296
- Sontag Elementary5.8 mi · 248
- Boones Mill Elementary6.6 mi · 290
- Glade Hill Elementary7.3 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin County HighHow large is Franklin County High?
Franklin County High enrolls approximately 1,880 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Franklin County High serve?
Franklin County High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Franklin County High?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Franklin County High.
How diverse is Franklin County High?
Franklin County High reports a student body of 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Franklin County High public or private?
Franklin County High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.