NCES CCD 2024-25 5 schools NC

Best-Resourced Schools in Franklinton, NC

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

5 public K-12 schools in Franklinton from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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Schools

2,549

Students

35.4/100

Avg Resource Index

17.5:1

Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

One campus shapes the city average

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Franklinton has more public-school enrollment than 22% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Franklinton High enrolls 44.2% of Franklinton's public-school students. That is enough concentration for one institution to pull the citywide enrollment, staffing, and Resource Index averages toward its own profile. The smaller campuses below should therefore be compared directly rather than inferred from the headline mean; their grade configurations and program footprints can be materially different even inside the same district.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

3 of Franklinton's 5 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 16-point gap between Franklinton Middle and Tar River Elementary shows the range hidden by Franklinton's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment: Top 78%
School count: Top 99%
Resource Index average: 27th percentile
Teacher staffing: 29th percentile

Franklinton High accounts for 44.2% of all Franklinton public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Franklinton-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Franklinton school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities

Franklinton school enrollment ranges from 232 students (lowest) to 1,127 students (highest), a spread of 895 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Franklinton reports 56.2% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Franklinton student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Franklinton is typically wider than the Franklinton-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe Accessed 2026-08-26

#	School	Score	Enrollment	Level	District
1.	Franklinton Middle	44	232	middle	Franklin County Schools
2.	Wilton Elementary	39	350	Combined	Granville County Schools
3.	Franklinton High	35	1,127	high	Franklin County Schools
4.	Franklinton Elementary	31	470	Combined	Franklin County Schools
5.	Tar River Elementary	28	370	Combined	Granville County Schools

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Franklinton

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

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Which Franklinton school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Franklinton Middle has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Franklinton schools in this federal-data comparison at 44/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Franklinton, NC? ▼

Franklinton has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,549 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 17.5:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.