Can I use Franklin County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Franklin County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Franklin County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Franklin County?

Start with the 5 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Franklin County Schools & Education

Name: Franklin County, Mississippi Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Franklin County, Mississippi

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

27/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

77.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

77.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 87.1%

Per-Pupil Spending

$7,289

National avg $13,239

State avg $5,954

School Score

27/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 27/100

State Score Position

#37

of 81 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Franklin County

Measured School Summary

Franklin County faces educational challenges with a school score of 27/100 and a graduation rate of 77.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $7,289 per pupil, Franklin County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 1% below the Mississippi average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 10.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 22% higher than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Franklin County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

5 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

27/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #37 of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data.

Completion

77.0%

10.1 pts below the state average

Funding context

$7,289

$1,335 above the state average

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Franklin County has 5 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Franklin County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Small-system county

Franklin County has a compact public-school footprint. A single school change, boundary rule, or district update can move the lived experience more than the county score suggests.

State position

#37

of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data. The county score is roughly in line with the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

FRANKLIN CO SCHOOL DIST

Elementary to high school visible

1,211 students

Elementary 1Middle 2High 2Other 0

5 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

FRANKLIN CO SCHOOL DIST is the largest listed district slice, with 5 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Franklin County?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Education Overview

About Schools in Franklin County, Mississippi

This context is screened for neutral school-data wording and should be read alongside the current metrics on this page. It is not school advice.

Small-Scale Education in a Single District

Franklin County operates a focused educational system with just 5 total public schools serving 1,211 students. The infrastructure consists of one elementary, two middle, and two high schools, all managed by a single county district.

Centrally Managed Public Schools

The Franklin County School District manages every student in the county, ensuring a consistent curriculum across its 5 campuses. There are zero charter schools in the area, maintaining a traditional public school focus for the local community.

The Intimacy of Rural Learning

Every school in the county is classified as rural, creating a close-knit environment where the average school size is just 303 students. Franklin High School is the largest campus with 391 students, while Franklin County Middle School serves only 204 students.

School Overview

Total Schools

in Franklin County

Reported Enrollment

1,211

5 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary1

Middle2

High2

Other0

1 School District in Franklin County

FRANKLIN CO SCHOOL DIST

5 schools

1,211 students enrolled

5 Public Schools in Franklin County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Franklin County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL	Record	FRANKLIN CO SCHOOL DIST	Meadville, 39653Rural: Remote	9–12	High	391
FRANKLIN LOWER ELEMENTARY	Record	FRANKLIN CO SCHOOL DIST	Meadville, 39653Rural: Remote	PK–3	Primary	381
FRANKLIN UPPER ELEMENTARY	Record	FRANKLIN CO SCHOOL DIST	Meadville, 39653Rural: Remote	4–6	Middle	235
FRANKLIN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	FRANKLIN CO SCHOOL DIST	Meadville, 39653Rural: Remote	7–8	Middle	204
FRANKLIN CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER	Record	FRANKLIN CO SCHOOL DIST	Meadville, 39653Rural: Remote	8–12	Vocational	0

FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL

FRANKLIN CO SCHOOL DIST