Other / mixed grade configuration · North Franklin, CT

Franklin Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Franklin Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 090159000278
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
76
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Franklin Elementary School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Connecticut median.

52
Resource Index · Higher
12.3:1
students per teacher
14.0%
free-lunch eligible
185
students enrolled

Franklin Elementary School has class sizes near the Connecticut median. Computed live against every Connecticut school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+5 students YoY

Franklin Elementary School held near 191 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 15.8 → 14.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+5 students YoY 090159000278 · North Franklin, CT Other · SMALL · TRAD

185 enr · 12.3:1 · 14.0% lunch · RII 52

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Franklin Elementary School held near 191 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 15.8 → 14.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Connecticut schools → · Find another →

How Franklin Elementary School compares

Franklin Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Connecticut and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Connecticut Connecticut avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.3:1 ▲ 2% 12.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 14.0% ▼ 62% 36.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 185 top 94% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
185
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
14.0%
free-lunch eligible - 62% below the Connecticut average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.3:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 64% in Connecticut - lower ratio than 36% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
9.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$23,561
per pupil, district-wide - below Connecticut avg of $24,680
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 81.6%
Two or More 9.2%
Hispanic or Latino 8.1%
African American 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 81.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 31.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 31.9, Franklin Elementary School is less mixed than the Connecticut school average of 50.5.

Programs

District finance for Franklin School District reports $23,561 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Franklin Elementary School

How many students attend Franklin Elementary School?

Franklin Elementary School has 185 students enrolled. It is a public school in North Franklin, CT. CCD year-over-year: 186 (2022-23) → 191 (2023-24), nearly flat (+5).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary School is 12.3:1, which is 2% higher than the Connecticut average of 12.1:1 and 22% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Franklin Elementary School?

14.0% of students at Franklin Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Connecticut average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Franklin Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Franklin Elementary School is White at 81.6% of enrollment, in North Franklin, CT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Franklin Elementary School?

Franklin Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Franklin School District?

None reported; Franklin School District operates only Franklin Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.