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Franklin, Indiana - 8 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Franklin Community School Corp #292 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,599 per pupil, Franklin Community School Corp ranks #206 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,938
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$11,599
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Franklin Community School Corp operates 8 public schools serving 4,938 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Johnson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,599 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.5% local, 52.7% state, and 9.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 34/100, ranked #292 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 369.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.8% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Creekside Elementary School, with a diversity index of 34.3/100.
Its largest campus is Franklin Community High School, enrolling 1,531 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Union Elementary School, at 165 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Franklin Community High School accounts for 31.0% of all Franklin Community School Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Franklin Community School Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Franklin Community School Corp school enrollment varies 9.3× across entities
Franklin Community School Corp school enrollment ranges from 165 students (lowest) to 1,531 students (highest), a spread of 1,366 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Franklin Community School Corp student-counselor ratio is 370:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Franklin Community School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 13.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Franklin Community School Corp's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Franklin Community School Corp?
Franklin Community School Corp has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 4,938 students.
How much does Franklin Community School Corp spend per student?
Franklin Community School Corp spends $11,599 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #292 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Franklin Community School Corp?
Franklin Community School Corp students are 84.8% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Franklin Community School Corp?
Franklin Community School Corp has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #292 out of 373 districts in Indiana.