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Franklin, Wisconsin - 8 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Franklin Public School District #349 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,010 per pupil, Franklin Public School District ranks #326 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,781
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,010
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Franklin Public School District operates 8 public schools serving 4,781 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 high, 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 Milwaukee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,010 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 53.4% local, 39.3% state, and 7.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 24/100, ranked #349 of 403 in Wisconsin 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 (19 AP courses district-wide), a 376.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 6.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.8% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Robinwood Elementary, with a diversity index of 58.2/100.
Its largest campus is Franklin High, enrolling 1,605 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Milwaukee County Correctional Facility South, at 31 students, a 52x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Franklin High accounts for 33.6% of all Franklin Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Franklin Public School District-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 Public School District school enrollment varies 52× across entities
Franklin Public School District school enrollment ranges from 31 students (lowest) to 1,605 students (highest), a spread of 1,574 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Franklin Public School District student-counselor ratio is 377:1 — 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 Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 6.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Franklin Public School District'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 Public School District?
Franklin Public School District has 8 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 4,781 students.
How much does Franklin Public School District spend per student?
Franklin Public School District spends $13,010 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #349 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Franklin Public School District?
Franklin Public School District students are 56.8% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 9.3% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Franklin Public School District?
Franklin Public School District has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #349 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.