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B−

Franklin County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Bude, Roxie and Meadville.

Bude’s Schools page →

Students
1,147
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,968
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Franklin County School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $940 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% of the 150 Mississippi 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 below the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Bude 771Roxie 462Meadville 448

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bude. Grade by grade →

PK–3Franklin Lower ElementaryThis district
7–8Franklin Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Franklin High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 47% · 599 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 41.7% · 631 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.4% · 65 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
$12,968 per student · 5% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 54%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,115’20
1,193’21
1,211’22
1,224’23
1,147’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 53%Black 44%Two or more races 2%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Franklin Lower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Meadville
A
379 students15:1
Franklin Upper Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Meadville
B
234 students13:1
Franklin Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Meadville
B
157 students11:1
Franklin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Meadville
C
377 students9:1

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 Mississippi.