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Franklin Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 820 students in Franklin Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Franklin Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,735 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
134 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Franklin Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#497 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
57%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.65
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
39 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
17%
# Black Students
38 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
2%
20%
# White Students
1,542 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
89%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
105 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
123
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
122
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
141
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
127
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
121
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
142
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
139
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
139
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
129
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
155
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
132
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
132
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
133
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,390 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,625 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$34 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,390
$23,696
Spending / Student
$19,625
$23,119
Best Franklin Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Franklin Area Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
246 Pone Lane
Franklin, PA 16323
(814) 432-2121
Franklin, PA 16323
(814) 432-2121
Grades: 7-12
| 820 students
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