Photo: User:Mingusboodle · Public domainFranklin’s public schools outscore 63% of Indiana districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Franklin, 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.
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.
Franklin’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1000 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Franklin’s, its schools beat 49%, lower than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 45% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,189 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Franklin Community Middle School, then Franklin Community High School. See the path ↓
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.
What’s behind Franklin’s grade
B: better than 63% of Indiana school districts, #286 of 592 Indiana towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Indiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Franklin, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Franklin
Custer Baker Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 734 students · 17:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Franklin
Custer Baker Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 734 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Franklin
Franklin Community Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 726 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Franklin
Franklin Community Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 726 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Franklin
Franklin Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,531 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Franklin
Franklin Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,531 students · 18:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Franklin
Franklin Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,531 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Franklin
Franklin Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,531 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Franklin’s public schools are run by Franklin Community School Corporation, which also serves Franklin, Needham and Union. 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.
Above the state in reading
Franklin vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Franklin’s borders.
Every school in Franklin
7 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).
Questions about Franklin’s schools
Are Franklin’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Indiana: the public schools Franklin children attend outscore 63% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #286 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Franklin in?
Franklin Community School Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,966 students in 9 schools (2024–25).
Where do Franklin kids go to high school?
Franklin Community High School, with 1,531 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Franklin’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Franklin Community School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.
How much does Franklin spend per student?
$13,189 in Franklin Community School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Franklin families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Franklin → They have their own page.
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.