Franklin Area JSHS
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Franklin, Pennsylvania
Franklin Area JSHS in Franklin, Pennsylvania enrolled 942 students in 2024-25 with 54.9 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
834 students in 2022-23, 820 students in 2023-24, 942 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.9 to 54.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 834 | 54.9 | 15.2 |
| 2023-24 | 820 | 53.9 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 942 | 54.9 | 17.2 |
17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools
Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; 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).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 430 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Franklin Area JSHS enrolled 859 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 46 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 430 of the 859 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions46
- Chronically absent29.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.2% of students were White, 6.4% of two or more races, 2.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White89.2%
- Two or more races6.4%
- Hispanic2.0%
- Black1.6%
- Asian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Franklin Area JSHS scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, 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 | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 39‑43% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25% | 20‑24% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90-94% of the 134 students in Franklin Area JSHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 90‑94% | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 134 | 134 | 136,045 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Franklin
2 public high schools in Franklin report 2024-25 enrollment; Franklin Area JSHS is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Area JSHS | 942 | 17.2 | 87.0% |
| Rocky Grove JSHS | 366 | 12.6 | 44.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Franklin Area JSHS
- Rocky Grove JSHSThe nearest public high school, 3.1 miles away: 366 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Cranberry Area JSHSThe next nearest public high school, 7.1 miles away: 563 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).7.1 mi
- Compare Franklin Area JSHS with Rocky Grove JSHSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Franklin Area SD spends per student$17,819 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,819
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaFranklin Area JSHS is the number 197 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#197 of 709
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 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 Franklin Area JSHS
How many students attend Franklin Area JSHS?
942 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 834 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Franklin, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Area JSHS?
17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Franklin Area JSHS a Title I school?
Franklin Area JSHS was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Franklin Area JSHS do on state tests?
The students tested at Franklin Area JSHS scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania'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 is the graduation rate at Franklin Area JSHS?
90-94% of the 134 students in Franklin Area JSHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Franklin Area JSHS in?
Franklin Area SD, NCES district ID 4210200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421020004106 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.