Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center

Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center is a micro-enrollment secondary school in KENNEWICK, Washington, one of the schools within Kennewick School District. The school educates 34 students in grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center sits 94% leaner than that benchmark.

Kennewick School District comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 18,826 students; Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center is among them.

On the student-mix side, Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 38% White, 9% Black, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center records 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Benton County (around 49%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Benton County indicate median household income runs about $89,874, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Benton County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), of which Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kamiakin High School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 10%: 31 students in 2018 compared to 34 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 0% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 7.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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