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Schools in Apalachicola · Franklin County School District

Apalachicola’s public schools score below 91% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Apalachicola’s districts is 36%, below the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Apalachicola, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
36%
▼ 16 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 12 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 9–13 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▲ 37% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.6
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
851 students on the public path
In brief

Apalachicola’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida (the state reports Apalachicola’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,833 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Apalachicola Bay Charter School and First Baptist Christian School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Apalachicola’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 9% of Florida school districts. Both inputs trail the Florida average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 9%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (305)Better than 5%
D−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 671 test results and a graduating class of 69 could put Apalachicola anywhere from D− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Apalachicola’s students in the tested grades sat them (646 in math, 696 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Apalachicola, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Franklin County Schoolin EastpointD

Apalachicola’s public schools are run by Franklin County School District, which also serves Carrabelle. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Franklin County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,234 students · 16.6 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$17,833FL $13,006 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 52.1% · 696 students tested
Math40%
State average 52.2% · 646 students tested

Apalachicola vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Apalachicola’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ApalachicolaDFranklin County

Every school in Apalachicola

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Apalachicolain other towns
Franklin County School
Grades PK–12 · Eastpoint
D
851 students16:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Apalachicola Bay Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B
Charter
356 students17:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
First Baptist Christian School
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
58 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Apalachicola’s schools

Are Apalachicola’s schools good?

On Florida’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Apalachicola children attend score below 91% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Apalachicola in?

Franklin County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,234 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

What is Apalachicola’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Franklin County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Apalachicola spend per student?

$17,833 in Franklin County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Apalachicola?

Yes: First Baptist Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 58 students). Apalachicola also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.