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D

Franklin County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Carrabelle and Apalachicola.

Carrabelle’s School Grade D better than 9% of Florida school districts

Students
1,234
Schools
5
Spent per student
$17,833
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Franklin County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Florida districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 37% more per student than the FL average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $218 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% of the 76 Florida school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DCarrabelle 2,572DApalachicola 2,473

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Carrabelle. Grade by grade →

PK–12Franklin County SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. FL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 52.2% · 646 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 52.1% · 696 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 88% · 69 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,833 per student · 37% above FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 42%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 10%Federal 19%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,226’20
1,242’21
1,208’22
1,206’23
1,234’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 10%Black 9%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools.

Franklin County School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Eastpoint
D
851 students16:1
Apalachicola Bay Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Apalachicola
B
356 students17:1
Franklin Virtual Franchise-Paec FLVS
Other · Grades K–12 · Eastpoint
15 students
Franklin Virtual Instruction Program
Other · Grades K–12 · Eastpoint
2 students
Franklin County Learning Center
High · Grades 6–12 · Eastpoint
10 students

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Florida.