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Schools in Frankfort · Frankfort Community Schools, Clinton Prairie School Corporation

Frankfort’s public schools score below 60% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 31% of Frankfort’s students scored proficient, below the Indiana average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Frankfort, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

#447of 592 Indiana townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
31%
▼ 10 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 3 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 1 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 18% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024 · Frankfort
Students per teacher
15.2
IN 15.3
Schools in town
0
2,808 students on the public path
In brief

Frankfort’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 824 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Frankfort’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Frankfort spends $11,291 per student and Clinton Prairie School Corporation $15,826, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Frankfort’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 40% of Indiana school districts, #447 of 592 Indiana towns. Graduation is above the Indiana average; test scores are below it.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (824)Better than 23%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,207 test results and a graduating class of 227 could put Frankfort anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Frankfort’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,205 in math, 2,209 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Frankfort runs its own schools through grade 12 (Frankfort Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Clinton Prairie School Corporation, shared with Colfax, Jackson, Madison, Mulberry, Perry and Washington. Its school is in Frankfort. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Frankfort

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

Frankfort Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,972 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$11,291IN $13,688 · FY2024
C
Clinton Prairie School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,153 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$15,826IN $13,688 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Frankfort Community Schools27%
State average 41.3% · 1590 students tested
Math · PK–12, Frankfort Community Schools30%
State average 37.5% · 1586 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Clinton Prairie School Corporation41%
State average 41.3% · 619 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clinton Prairie School Corporation47%
State average 37.5% · 619 students tested

Frankfort vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Frankfort’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FrankfortC+Frankfort PK–12 · Clinton Prairie School Corporation PK–12
Union—Frankfort
CenterCFrankfort

All 2 neighbors share Frankfort with Frankfort for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Frankfort

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

Also serving Frankfortin other towns
Clinton Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
656 students14:1Rate it →
Suncrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
545 students17:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge Primary Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–2
456 students19:1Rate it →
Frankfort Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
654 students16:1Rate it →
Clinton Prairie Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
C
497 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Frankfort’s schools

Are Frankfort’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Frankfort children attend score below 60% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #447 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Frankfort in?

Two districts: Frankfort Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Clinton Prairie School Corporation runs grades PK–12, shared with Colfax, Jackson, Madison, Mulberry, Perry and Washington.

What is Frankfort’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Frankfort Community Schools graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Frankfort spend per student?

$11,291 in Frankfort Community Schools and $15,826 in Clinton Prairie School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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 Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.