Franklin County Schools

Summary:

The Franklin County Schools district in North Carolina consists of 16 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The district serves a diverse student population with varying socioeconomic backgrounds, as evidenced by the wide range of free/reduced lunch rates across the schools.

Within the district, a few schools stand out for their exceptional performance. Franklin County Early College is a top-performing high school, consistently ranking among the best in the state with a 5-star rating and over 90% proficiency in several End-of-Course (EOC) exams. Youngsville Elementary and Edward Best Elementary are also high-performing elementary schools, with 4-star ratings and strong academic results. In contrast, some schools, such as Franklinton Middle and Louisburg Elementary, have lower performance, suggesting a need for further examination of factors contributing to these disparities.

The data also reveals significant variations in per-student spending, ranging from $7,465 at Franklin County Early College to $12,515 at Franklinton Middle School. This raises questions about the efficiency and equity of resource distribution within the Franklin County Schools district. Understanding the relationship between funding, resource allocation, and student outcomes could provide valuable insights to improve educational opportunities for all students in the district.

District Detail

53 West River Road
Louisburg, NC 27549

(919) 496-2600

SchoolDigger Rank:
131^st of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 7,994

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Youngsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Us I-A	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 556-5250	410	32	13.0	59.8%	183 (44.6%)	110 (26.8%)	75 (18.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	80.5	235^th of 1505 public elementary schools	84.4%		77.9	275^th of 1502 public elementary schools	81.7%	40					63.8	73.0	85.2				52.2	71.4	73.8				88.5		$9,628	$887	$8,741
Louisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Stone Southerland Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-3676	413	33	12.5	88.4%	51 (12.3%)	179 (43.3%)	136 (32.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.7%)	30.8	1085^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.9%		28.6	1114^th of 1502 public elementary schools	25.8%	29					47.7	55.9	32.8				40.0	48.5	32.8				56.3		$10,539	$1,519	$9,020
Louisburg Magnet High	Public	9-12	201 Allen Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 496-3725	585	35	16.8	72.3%	183 (31.3%)	213 (36.4%)	151 (25.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	44.7	338^th of 640 public high schools	47.2%		48.8	301^st of 626 public high schools	51.9%	37	44.4	47.5	48.3	66.4															$11,598	$723	$10,875
Cedar Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2228 Cedar Creek Road	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-4848	500	32	15.7	61.2%	189 (37.8%)	167 (33.4%)	110 (22.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	43.3	456^th of 793 public middle schools	42.5%		46.2	407^th of 784 public middle schools	48.1%	49								48.6	48.9	37.8				46.8	47.8	40.2		65.2	$8,919	$658	$8,262
Long Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1753 Long Mill Rd	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-0667	412	32	12.8	62.6%	149 (36.2%)	134 (32.5%)	85 (20.6%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	53	699^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.6%		69.9	412^th of 1502 public elementary schools	72.6%	287					47.4	56.1	62.1				37.2	57.9	62.1				75.8		$11,120	$1,287	$9,833
Franklin County Early College	Public	9-12	8150 NC Highway 56	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 738-3649	187	6	31.1	46.5%	81 (43.3%)	54 (28.9%)	32 (17.1%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	93.3	50^th of 640 public high schools	92.2%		93.9	40^th of 626 public high schools	93.6%	10	84.1	95.5	88.1	92.7															$7,465	$201	$7,265
Franklinton Middle	Public	6-8	3 N Main St	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2971	227	19	11.7	82.8%	53 (23.3%)	94 (41.4%)	49 (21.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.5%)	35.2	529^th of 793 public middle schools	33.3%		30.6	550^th of 784 public middle schools	29.8%	21								47.2	44.8	30.0				51.4	44.3	34.3		49.3	$12,515	$1,448	$11,066
Franklinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 S Hillsborough St.	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2479	485	35	13.9	83.1%	117 (24.1%)	229 (47.2%)	98 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.8%)	30.9	1084^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.0%		40	931^st of 1502 public elementary schools	38.0%	153					46.5	60.9	43.2				23.3	48.9	39.2				50.0		$10,634	$1,099	$9,535
Franklinton High	Public	9-12	910 Cedar Creek Road	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 494-2332	1,218	66	18.4	54.6%	463 (38.0%)	420 (34.5%)	247 (20.3%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (6.2%)	36	399^th of 640 public high schools	37.7%		41.3	342^nd of 626 public high schools	45.4%	57	43.9	54.5	37.4	49.2															$8,675	$527	$8,148
Terrell Lane Middle	Public	6-8	101 Terrell Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-1855	390	24	15.9	79.0%	119 (30.5%)	145 (37.2%)	105 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	25.5	612^th of 793 public middle schools	22.8%		39.1	472^nd of 784 public middle schools	39.8%	140								35.3	35.7	32.0				36.8	34.6	39.1		58.6	$10,048	$1,080	$8,968
Bunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	686 Bunn Elem School Road	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-4015	579	42	13.7	76.0%	261 (45.1%)	107 (18.5%)	168 (29.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	50.1	743^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	50.6%		45.9	832^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	44.6%	89					72.7	61.6	62.0				39.0	51.8	37.0				59.8		$9,785	$917	$8,868
Bunn High	Public	9-12	29 Bunn Elem School Road	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 496-3975	860	49	17.5	64.5%	368 (42.8%)	168 (19.5%)	292 (34.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	30	451^st of 640 public high schools	29.5%		37.1	379^th of 626 public high schools	39.5%	72	44.4	51.2	33.5	40.3															$9,236	$603	$8,633
Edward Best Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4011 NC 56 Hwy East	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 853-2347	501	35	14.3	71.5%	219 (43.7%)	114 (22.8%)	134 (26.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	76.6	301^st of 1505 public elementary schools	80.0%		74.9	328^th of 1502 public elementary schools	78.2%	27					82.5	80.8	66.7				47.5	69.9	61.6				75.8		$9,632	$1,000	$8,632
Bunn Middle	Public	6-8	4742 NC 39 Hwy S	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-7700	588	37	15.8	75.9%	208 (35.4%)	134 (22.8%)	212 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.4%)	29.5	566^th of 793 public middle schools	28.6%		26.3	596^th of 784 public middle schools	24.0%	30								47.9	30.7	27.1				42.6	37.6	41.8		58.2	$8,683	$797	$7,886
Laurel Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 Laurel Mill Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 853-3577	285	22	13.2	82.8%	100 (35.1%)	101 (35.4%)	59 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	54.7	670^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.5%		41.5	904^th of 1502 public elementary schools	39.8%	234					85.0	48.7	42.6				62.5	59.0	38.9				72.2		$11,465	$945	$10,520
Royal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	308 Flat Rock Church Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-7377	354	26	13.5	79.7%	120 (33.9%)	99 (28.0%)	118 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	46.5	810^th of 1505 public elementary schools	46.2%		35.2	1006^th of 1502 public elementary schools	33.0%	196					69.8	45.6	52.6				46.2	38.6	45.6				73.7		$9,728	$1,027	$8,701

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Crosscreek Charter School	9.21 mi	1	99^th
Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	11.47 mi	1
Vance County Schools	13.25 mi	16	220^th
Halifax County Schools	13.65 mi	12	224^th
Warren County Schools	14.1 mi	6	208^th

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