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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 79.7% of Franklin City Public Schools District's student body in 2023-24 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction lisa coons 2023

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

There were 809 Black students enrolled in Franklin City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Franklin City Public Schools District welcomed 1,015 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 79.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the school.

Franklin City Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Franklin City and has a main office in Franklin.

Among the three schools in Franklin City Public Schools District, S. P. Morton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 54% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 46%.

Ethnic Distribution in Franklin City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

Black (79.7%)White (12.3%)<5% Ethnicities (7.9%)

Black Enrollment Trends in Franklin City Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2016-171,12893482.8%
2017-181,11993783.7%
2018-191,07588982.7%
2019-201,07885379.1%
2020-211,02881979.7%
2021-2299277377.9%
2022-231,02379677.8%
2023-241,01580979.7%

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