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Schools in Franklin Township

Franklin Township’s public schools

Harrison Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Franklin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
28%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 6% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,142 students on the public path
In brief

Franklin Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Franklin Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Harrison Middle School places highest (better than 33%); Harrison Community High School lowest (23%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Franklin Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Robert M Larson Elementary Schoolin HarrisonNo scores
6–8Harrison Middle Schoolin HarrisonC
9–12Harrison Community High Schoolin HarrisonC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Harrison Community Schools.

The district

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

Harrison Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,184 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,544MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 45.4% · 667 students tested
Math13%
State average 33.6% · 669 students tested

Franklin Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Franklin Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Franklin Township—Harrison
ShermanB−Gladwin PK–12 · Harrison K–12
RoscommonCHoughton Lake
FrostC+Harrison
HamiltonB−Gladwin PK–12 · Harrison K–12
Nester—Houghton Lake

3 of the 5 neighbors share Harrison with Franklin Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Franklin Township

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

Also serving Franklin Townshipin other towns
Robert M Larson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrison
582 students16:1Rate it →
Harrison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Harrison
C
279 students18:1Rate it →
Harrison Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harrison
C−
281 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Franklin Township’s schools

Are Franklin Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Franklin Township. Harrison Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Franklin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Franklin Township in?

Harrison Community Schools.

Where do Franklin Township kids go to high school?

Harrison Community High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.