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Schools in Franklin Furnace · Green Local School District

Franklin Furnace’s public schools score below 56% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 44% of Franklin Furnace’s students scored proficient, below the Ohio average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Franklin Furnace, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio 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
59%
▼ 0 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▼ 8 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.8K
▲ 7% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
492 students on the public path
In brief

Franklin Furnace’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1224 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Franklin Furnace’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 59% of tested students were proficient in reading and 44% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,772 per student, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Green High School. Enrollment is up 19% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Franklin Furnace’s grade

B− Test scores

C+: better than 44% of Ohio school districts. Test scores are below the Ohio average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1224)Better than 22%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 282 test results could put Franklin Furnace anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Franklin Furnace’s students in the tested grades sat them (272 in math, 293 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Green Elementary SchoolGreen Local School DistrictC
7–12Green High SchoolGreen Local School DistrictC

Franklin Furnace’s public schools are run by Green Local School District, which also serves Green. 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.

Green Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 513 students, up 19% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$17,772OH $16,610 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 59.5% · 293 students tested
Math44%
State average 52.2% · 272 students tested

Franklin Furnace vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Franklin Furnace’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Franklin FurnaceC+Green Local
GreenC+Green Local

Greenup, KY borders Franklin Furnace but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Franklin Furnace

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

Also serving Franklin Furnacein other towns
Green Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
C
261 studentsRate it →
Green High School
High · Grades 7–12
C
231 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Franklin Furnace’s schools

Are Franklin Furnace’s schools good?

On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Franklin Furnace children attend score below 56% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Franklin Furnace in?

Green Local School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 513 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

How much does Franklin Furnace spend per student?

$17,772 in Green Local School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. 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 Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.