Summary:
ZIP code 47012 is served by five public schools — two high schools, two middle schools and one elementary school — enrolling 3,514 students across two districts, Sunman-Dearborn Com School Corp and Franklin County Community School Corp. East Central High School is the largest school at 1,225 students, while Franklin County Middle School is the smallest at 385. Sunman-Dearborn holds 57.7% of the ZIP's enrollment in just two schools.
Sunman-Dearborn is the stronger district, ranked 44 of 374 (88th percentile, 4 stars), and both of its schools earn 4 stars. East Central High School posts SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing of 68.35% and SAT Math of 30.58%, both above the state, with a 96.4% graduation rate, 10.3% chronic absenteeism, and the lowest free/reduced lunch in the list at 18.94%. East Central Middle School has the ZIP's lowest absenteeism at 7.6% and strong 2025–2026 results (ELA 47.86%, Math 47.8%, Science 59.65%), leading Franklin County Middle by 12.98 points in ELA and 25.46 points in Math — all while spending the least per student ($10,561).
Franklin County is ranked 161 of 374 (57th percentile, 3 stars), with a 4-star high school, a 3-star elementary and a 2-star middle. Franklin County High has the ZIP's highest graduation rate (97.7%) but also its highest chronic absenteeism (25.2%), and its SAT Math (20%) falls below the state. Brookville Elementary School is steady and mid-range (55th percentile, 3 stars), with Math at 48.66%, above the district's 35.96%. Franklin County Middle School is declining — from 54th to 46th to 37th percentile, and from 3 stars to 2 stars — with 8th-grade math at 11.41% versus the state's 34.2%. Across the ZIP, higher poverty and higher absenteeism line up with weaker outcomes, while spending and class size do not.
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