Middle school (grades 6-8) · Franklin, NE

Franklin Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Franklin Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 310006502440
54 students enrolled

Enrollment

54

Nebraska · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

46.5%

vs 30.9% Nebraska avg

+50% vs state

What stands out at Franklin Middle School

Franklin Middle School is a small middle school in Franklin, Nebraska, enrolling 54 students.

Economic need is high: 46.5% of students qualify for free meals, 50% above the Nebraska average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 54 puts it in the smaller third of Nebraska schools by headcount.

Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 20/100).

Its district draws 15.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Franklin Public Schools also operates Franklin Elementary School (155 students) and Franklin High School (77 students) alongside Franklin Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Franklin Middle School compares

Franklin Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Nebraska and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nebraska Nebraska avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 46.5% ▲ 50% 30.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 54 top 90% - -

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

54
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
46.5%
free-lunch eligible - 50% above the Nebraska average of 30.9%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$18,168
per pupil, district-wide - above Nebraska avg of $17,680
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 88.9%
African American 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6%

Largest group: White at 88.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.3, Franklin Middle School is less mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Franklin Public Schools, which includes Franklin Middle School.

$18,168
Per student
+3%
vs Nebraska
Avg $17,680
+9%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 68.6%
State 15.9%
Federal 15.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Franklin Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Franklin Elementary School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Franklin High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Franklin Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Franklin Public Schools · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Nebraska, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Franklin Middle School

How many students attend Franklin Middle School?

Franklin Middle School has 54 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Franklin, NE.

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

46.5% of students at Franklin Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nebraska average of 30.9%.

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

The largest demographic group at Franklin Middle School is White at 88.9% of enrollment, in Franklin, NE.

What other schools are in Franklin Public Schools?

Besides Franklin Middle School, Franklin Public Schools also operates Franklin Elementary School (155 students) and Franklin High School (77 students). See the Franklin Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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