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Franklin Community High School

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Franklin Community High School ranks 149 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 65% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Franklin Community High School is a public high school located in Franklin, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,590 students. The school is part of the Franklin Community School Corporation, which is ranked 117 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Community High School has consistently ranked in the top half of Indiana high schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 106-223 out of 380-429 schools. The school's performance is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages in academic areas like ILEARN/Biology, SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and SAT/Mathematics. However, the school's proficiency rates have shown some fluctuations, with a notable dip in ILEARN/Biology proficiency in 2022-2023. Franklin Community High School maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.2% to 93.2% over the past few years, but faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.7% to 23.8%.

Compared to nearby high schools, Franklin Community High School generally performs better than Edinburgh Community High School and Southport High School, but lags behind the higher-performing Triton Central High School and Center Grove High School. Whiteland Community High School, located just 2.73 miles away, has a similar performance profile to Franklin Community High School.

1,531

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,747

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 Cumberland Dr
Franklin, IN 46131

(317) 738-5700

District: Franklin Community School Corp

Feeder schools for Franklin Community High School:

Elementary:	Creekside Elementary School
	Needham Elementary School
	Northwood Elementary School
	Union Elementary School
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	Webb Elementary School
Middle:	Custer Baker Intermediate School
	Franklin Community Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2022 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Indiana median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 17% Indiana)

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2022) to 65th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg41%

Indiana avg42%

149^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^th of 380Franklin Community School Corp among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	149 of 429	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	135 of 432	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	144 of 398	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	106 of 409	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	49.0	183 of 388	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	223 of 389	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	168 of 385	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.5	231 of 380	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.0	235 of 394	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.4	222 of 400	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.6	150 of 379	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.1	193 of 353	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.4	225 of 373	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.8	190 of 364	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	166 of 362	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.8	153 of 364	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.7	200 of 360	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.2	141 of 354	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.8	88 of 349	74.8%	★★★★☆
2005	67.7	94 of 349	73.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2023	80.6	22 of 125	82.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2023	63.7	24 of 49	51.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	27 of 119	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	133 of 387	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	123 of 392	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	147 of 388	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	58 of 181	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	75 of 184	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.9	122 of 166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	72.6	38 of 164	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	203 of 377	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	120 of 377	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	162 of 379	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	154 of 386	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	128 of 392	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	144 of 383	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	84 of 111	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.7	36 of 102	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	69 of 104	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	46 of 94	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	121 of 298	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	175 of 289	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	169 of 285	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	163 of 377	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	154 of 381	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	153 of 375	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	108 of 378	71.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2023)82nd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2023)51st percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing59%+5 vs state

Biology46%~ state avg

Mathematics21%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Community High School	Public	9-12	2600 Cumberland Dr	Franklin	46131	Johnson County	Franklin Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 738-5700	1,531	86	17.8	40.0%	1,276 (83.3%)	37 (2.4%)	113 (7.4%)	17 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (5.6%)	58.9	149^th of 429 public high schools	65.3%		60.9	135^th of 432 public high schools	68.8%	14	59.4	20.7	45.8	$11,747	$476	$11,270
Whiteland Community High School	Public	9-12	300 Main St	Whiteland	46184	Johnson County	Clark-Pleasant Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 535-7562	2,144	121	17.7	50.2%	1,300 (60.6%)	170 (7.9%)	154 (7.2%)	395 (18.4%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	121 (5.6%)	55.3	168^th of 429 public high schools	60.8%		46.9	221^st of 432 public high schools	48.8%	53	56.2	29.5	25.4	$10,640	$764	$9,875
Central Nine Career Center	Public	6-12	1999 US Highway 31 South	Greenwood	46143	Johnson County	Central Nine Career Center	No	No	No	No	(317) 888-4401	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				$00
Greenwood Community High School	Public	9-12	615 W Smith Valley Rd	Greenwood	46142	Johnson County	Greenwood Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 889-4000	1,229	73	16.9	38.4%	867 (70.5%)	87 (7.1%)	118 (9.6%)	74 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.5%)	64.7	112^th of 429 public high schools	73.9%		70	80^th of 432 public high schools	81.5%	32	61.7	22.0	52.2	$11,403	$244	$11,158
Center Grove High School	Public	9-12	2717 S Morgantown Rd	Greenwood	46143	Johnson County	Center Grove Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 881-0581	2,956	145	20.3	23.8%	2,299 (77.8%)	112 (3.8%)	166 (5.6%)	275 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	101 (3.4%)	83.9	33^rd of 429 public high schools	92.3%		84.7	36^th of 432 public high schools	91.7%	3	74.2	36.3	58.1	$9,563	$293	$9,269
Indian Creek Senior High School	Public	9-12	803 W Indian Creek Dr	Trafalgar	46181	Johnson County	Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United	No	No	No	No	(317) 878-2110	652	40	16.1	29.4%	617 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	57.3	158^th of 429 public high schools	63.2%		57.1	154^th of 432 public high schools	64.4%	4	57.1	22.2	44.6	$10,928	$134	$10,794
Perry Meridian High School	Public	9-12	401 W Meridian School Rd	Indianapolis	46217	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-4400	2,455	131	18.7	58.9%	1,007 (41.0%)	243 (9.9%)	350 (14.3%)	732 (29.8%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	121 (4.9%)	54.5	171^st of 429 public high schools	60.1%		51.3	191^st of 432 public high schools	55.8%	20	54.7	21.1	43.1	$10,899	$1,039	$9,860
Southport High School	Public	9-12	971 E Banta Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-4800	2,431	134	18.2	70.6%	783 (32.2%)	377 (15.5%)	661 (27.2%)	505 (20.8%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	102 (4.2%)	33.9	293^rd of 429 public high schools	31.7%		34.9	285^th of 432 public high schools	34.0%	8	43.7	13.4	32.8	$11,347	$1,259	$10,087
Franklin Central High School	Public	9-12	6215 S Franklin Rd	Indianapolis	46259	Marion County	Franklin Township Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 862-6646	3,438	173	19.8	47.3%	1,886 (54.9%)	475 (13.8%)	325 (9.5%)	544 (15.8%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.1%)	197 (5.7%)	51.6	196^th of 429 public high schools	54.3%		60.5	137^th of 432 public high schools	68.3%	59	55.3	23.1	34.3	$9,880	$447	$9,433
Edinburgh Community High School	Public	9-12	300 S Keeley St	Edinburgh	46124	Johnson County	Edinburgh Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 526-5501	232	16	14.5	48.7%	194 (83.6%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (12.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	44.7	231^st of 429 public high schools	46.2%		42.7	248^th of 432 public high schools	42.6%	17	55.7	18.0	27.1	$13,327	$411	$12,915

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Community High School

What schools feed into Franklin Community High School?

Franklin Community High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Creekside Elementary School
Elementary : Needham Elementary School
Elementary : Northwood Elementary School
Elementary : Union Elementary School
Elementary : Webb Elementary School
Middle : Custer Baker Intermediate School
Middle : Franklin Community Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Community High School?

Students at Franklin Community High School are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Franklin Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,531 students attended Franklin Community High School.

What district is Franklin Community High School in?

Franklin Community School Corp

Is Franklin Community High School a good school?

Franklin Community High School ranks 149^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025

2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025

2024–25 ILEARN & SAT test scoresJul 16, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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