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B+

Simpson County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Franklin.

Franklin’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Kentucky school districts

Students
3,080
Schools
6
Spent per student
$13,421
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$21M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Simpson County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Kentucky districts
  • Spends 9% less per student than the KY average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21M, about $6,827 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% of the 172 Kentucky 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Franklin 10,759

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Franklin. Grade by grade →

PK–KFranklin Elementary SchoolThis district
1–3Simpson Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Franklin-Simpson Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Franklin-Simpson High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 37.8% · 1,589 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 44.7% · 1,589 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 91.4% · 203 in the class

100% 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
$13,421 per student · 9% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 31%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 46%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,007’20
3,039’21
3,088’22
3,048’23
3,080’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 8%Black 8%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Franklin
324 students16:1
Simpson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Franklin
C
731 students16:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Franklin
B+
463 students14:1
Franklin-Simpson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Franklin
B
662 students18:1
Franklin-Simpson High School West Campus
High · Grades 6–12 · Franklin
D−
70 students18:1
Franklin-Simpson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Franklin
B
830 students14:1

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 Kentucky.