An equity score of 68/100 ranks Franklin City Public Schools #28 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,288 per pupil, Franklin City Public Schools ranks #23 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,023
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,288
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Franklin City Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 1,023 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Franklin City.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,288 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.0% local, 45.0% state, and 27.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 68/100, ranked #28 of 131 in Virginia against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 200:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 46.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.6% African American, 13.0% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is S.P. Morton Elementary, enrolling 620 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Joseph P. King Jr. Middle, at 164 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
S.P. Morton Elementary accounts for 48.1% of all Franklin City Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Franklin City Public Schools a distant remainder — means Franklin City Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates 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.
Franklin City Public Schools school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
Franklin City Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 164 students (lowest) to 620 students (highest), a spread of 456 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Franklin City Public Schools reports 98.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Franklin City Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 200:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Franklin City Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 46.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Franklin City Public Schools?
Franklin City Public Schools has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,023 students.
How much does Franklin City Public Schools spend per student?
Franklin City Public Schools spends $18,288 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #28 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Franklin City Public Schools?
Franklin City Public Schools students are 76.6% African American, 13.0% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Franklin City Public Schools?
Franklin City Public Schools has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #28 out of 131 districts in Virginia.