Benjamin Franklin Middle School
Public high school, 6 to ungraded · Wayne, Michigan
Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Wayne, Michigan enrolled 619 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22-26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
646 students in 2022-23, 625 students in 2023-24, 619 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.7 to 36.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 646 | 38.7 | 16.7 |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 36.8 | 17.0 |
| 2024-25 | 619 | 36.0 | 17.2 |
17.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Michigan high schools
Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 343 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Benjamin Franklin Middle School enrolled 685 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 141 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 343 of the 685 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions141
- Chronically absent89.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.9% of students were Black, 37.3% White, 8.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black44.9%
- White37.3%
- Hispanic8.2%
- Two or more races7.9%
- Asian1.1%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Benjamin Franklin Middle School scored proficient or above: 22-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 22‑26% | 25% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 8% | 13% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
High schools in Wayne
3 public high schools in Wayne report 2024-25 enrollment; Benjamin Franklin Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Memorial High School | 1,257 | 18.9 | 56.6% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School | 619 | 17.2 | 64.8% |
| WayneWestland Innovative Academy | 174 | 25.6 | 75.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Benjamin Franklin Middle School
- WayneWestland Innovative AcademyThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 174 students, 25.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Wayne Memorial High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 1,257 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Benjamin Franklin Middle School with WayneWestland Innovative AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wayne-Westland Community School District spends per student$21,347 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,347
- The largest public schools in MichiganBenjamin Franklin Middle School is the number 253 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#253 of 908
- Michigan schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.17.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Benjamin Franklin Middle School
How many students attend Benjamin Franklin Middle School?
619 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 646 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Wayne, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin Franklin Middle School?
17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Benjamin Franklin Middle School a Title I school?
Benjamin Franklin Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Benjamin Franklin Middle School scored proficient or above: 22-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Benjamin Franklin Middle School in?
Wayne-Westland Community School District, NCES district ID 2600015. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260001503882 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.