The Franklin School of Innovation
Public high school, grades 5 to 12 · Asheville, North Carolina
The Franklin School of Innovation in Asheville, North Carolina enrolled 717 students in 2024-25 with 55.5 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 58-62% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 49-53% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (North Carolina: 86.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
694 students in 2022-23, 706 students in 2023-24, 717 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.4 to 55.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 694 | 51.4 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 53.3 | 13.3 |
| 2024-25 | 717 | 55.5 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 of every 100 North Carolina high schools
Among the 588 North Carolina 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).
11 AP courses and one counselor per 220 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The Franklin School of Innovation enrolled 659 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses11
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 220 of the 659 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions29
- Chronically absent31.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.1% of students were White, 10.2% Hispanic, 6.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White79.1%
- Hispanic10.2%
- Two or more races6.3%
- Black3.5%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.1%
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
In 2021-22, the students tested at The Franklin School of Innovation scored proficient or above: 58-62% in reading and 49-53% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 58‑62% | 58‑62% | 48% |
| Math | 49‑53% | 49‑53% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
80-84% of the 71 students in The Franklin School of Innovation's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. 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 | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80‑84% | 80‑84% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 71 | 71 | 120,822 |
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 Asheville
9 public high schools in Asheville report 2024-25 enrollment; The Franklin School of Innovation is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberson High | 1,479 | 17.3 | 99.7% |
| Asheville High | 1,221 | 13.7 | 40.5% |
| Reynolds High | 1,169 | 18.0 | 99.0% |
| Erwin High | 1,013 | 14.6 | 99.7% |
| The Franklin School of Innovation | 717 | 12.9 | 36.3% |
| Nesbitt Discovery Academy | 372 | 21.9 | 98.7% |
| School of Inquiry and Life Sciences | 332 | 24.0 | 38.3% |
| Early College | 271 | 24.8 | 98.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about The Franklin School of Innovation
- Middle CollegeThe nearest public high school, 4.6 miles away: 41 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Early CollegeThe next nearest public high school, 4.6 miles away: 271 students, 24.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Compare The Franklin School of Innovation with Middle CollegeStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much The Franklin School of Innovation spends per student$11,529 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,529
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaThe Franklin School of Innovation is the number 278 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#278 of 601
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.12.9:1
- 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 The Franklin School of Innovation
How many students attend The Franklin School of Innovation?
717 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 694 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Asheville, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at The Franklin School of Innovation?
12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is The Franklin School of Innovation a Title I school?
The Franklin School of Innovation ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at The Franklin School of Innovation do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at The Franklin School of Innovation scored proficient or above: 58-62% in reading and 49-53% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina'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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at The Franklin School of Innovation?
80-84% of the 71 students in The Franklin School of Innovation's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. 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 The Franklin School of Innovation in?
The Franklin School of Innovation, NCES district ID 3700361. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370036103332 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: 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.