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Franklinton High

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Franklinton High ranks 381 st of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 42% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Franklinton High is a large comprehensive high school in Franklinton, North Carolina, serving 1,127 students in grades 9–12 as part of Franklin County Schools. The school currently ranks 381st out of 662 North Carolina high schools, placing it in the 42nd percentile. Within Franklin County, Franklinton High trails Louisburg Magnet High (47th percentile) and Franklin County Early College (88th percentile) but sits well ahead of Bunn High (27th percentile). The overall rank, however, tells only part of this school's story.

On several important measures, Franklinton is performing better than its ranking suggests. The graduation rate has climbed steadily from 81.0% in 2021–2022 to 92.8% in 2025–2026, now above both district (90.6%) and state (88.8%) averages. Chronic absenteeism is 23.1% — below the state average and dramatically lower than nearby Vance County High School (86.9%) or South Granville High (72.8%). Franklinton also stands out in Math I, with 56.5% proficiency versus 42.1% statewide — a mark that exceeds several wealthier Wake County schools nearby, including Wake Forest High School (33.8%), Wakefield High (30.7%), and Heritage High (35.8%). English II proficiency has improved for four straight years, reaching 66.4%.

The main weaknesses are Math III, where only 57.0% of students score proficient (68.9% statewide), and Biology, at 48.7% versus 58.5% statewide. The school's subgroup results offer real bright spots: African American students rank at the 56th percentile statewide, and Gifted and Talented students jumped to the 72nd percentile. For families comparing options in this stretch of North Carolina, Franklinton's advantage is clear — strong graduation and attendance outcomes, and math results that rival schools with far fewer students in poverty. It occupies a solid middle position: not the headline performer of Franklin County, but a school that is improving and outperforming its overall rank in the ways that matter most to families.

1,127

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,675

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 Cedar Creek Road
Franklinton, NC 27525

(919) 494-2332

District: Franklin County Schools

Feeder schools for Franklinton High:

Elementary:	Franklinton Elementary
	Long Mill Elementary
	Youngsville Elementary
Middle:	Cedar Creek Middle
	Franklinton Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.9%

African American:

34.0%

Hispanic:

22.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

!Math III scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg60%

381^st of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Franklin County Schools

115^th of 246Franklin County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	381 of 662	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	322 of 641	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	399 of 640	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	342 of 626	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	396 of 621	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	388 of 594	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	272 of 514	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	218 of 469	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.7	161 of 476	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.1	168 of 507	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.4	306 of 531	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.1	314 of 451	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	212 of 505	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.2	172 of 502	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.6	208 of 506	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.9	251 of 499	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.1	290 of 490	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.9	239 of 477	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.2	261 of 453	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.1	274 of 431	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	196 of 450	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.9	193 of 440	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	164 of 437	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	195 of 434	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	196 of 430	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	197 of 364	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	166 of 369	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	97 of 359	73.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	118 of 330	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	95 of 364	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	85 of 349	75.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	149 of 289	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.3	41 of 273	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	25.7	227 of 262	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	69.7	32 of 226	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	40.1	73 of 156	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.8	112 of 124	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	361 of 629	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.0	290 of 610	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	388 of 602	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	361 of 588	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	375 of 594	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	357 of 475	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	273 of 475	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	219 of 449	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	115 of 407	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	55.7	229 of 412	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	330 of 403	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	337 of 403	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	329 of 398	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	284 of 337	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	268 of 325	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	242 of 474	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	221 of 462	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	247 of 454	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	234 of 449	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	251 of 436	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	226 of 370	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	235 of 354	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	157 of 340	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	307 of 620	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	314 of 606	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	331 of 613	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	304 of 597	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	316 of 544	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	247 of 432	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	245 of 446	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	163 of 424	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	374 of 624	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	324 of 601	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	389 of 607	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	309 of 602	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	377 of 585	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	245 of 481	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	267 of 488	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	235 of 463	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	164 of 265	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	166 of 253	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	176 of 261	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	79 of 249	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	129 of 226	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	104 of 199	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	130 of 195	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	176 of 372	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.5	191 of 352	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	178 of 349	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	337 of 551	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.1	240 of 542	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.0	414 of 553	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	292 of 537	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	359 of 534	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	296 of 439	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	217 of 444	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	231 of 427	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

White (2026)39th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II66%~ state avg

Math III57%-12 vs state

Math I56%+14 vs state

Biology49%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklinton High	Public	9-12	910 Cedar Creek Road	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 494-2332	1,127	63	18.0	99.4%	416 (36.9%)	383 (34.0%)	250 (22.2%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.9%)	43.3	381^st of 662 public high schools	42.4%		47.6	322^nd of 641 public high schools	49.8%	59	48.7	66.4	56.5	57.0	$8,675	$527	$8,148
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	179	7	25.5	98.3%	72 (40.2%)	48 (26.8%)	33 (18.4%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.6%)	89.9	79^th of 662 public high schools	88.1%		90.3	74^th of 641 public high schools	88.5%	5	83.3	97.9	87.5	96.4	$7,465	$201	$7,265
Wake Forest High School	Public	9-12	420 West Stadium Drive	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-8611	2,043	109	18.8	30.4%	1,052 (51.5%)	473 (23.2%)	360 (17.6%)	71 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	82 (4.0%)	59	262^nd of 662 public high schools	60.4%		63.8	207^th of 641 public high schools	67.7%	55	70.0	72.5	33.8	77.1	$8,011	$375	$7,637
Louisburg Magnet High	Public	9-12	201 Allen Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 496-3725	630	41	15.4	99.0%	207 (32.9%)	217 (34.4%)	166 (26.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.9%)	46.7	352^nd of 662 public high schools	46.8%		49.7	302^nd of 641 public high schools	52.9%	50	44.9	58.5	52.6	75.4	$11,598	$723	$10,875
North Wake College and Career Academy	Public	9-12	931 Durham Rd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8650	346	19	17.9	36.1%	122 (35.3%)	117 (33.8%)	75 (21.7%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	84.5	110^th of 662 public high schools	83.4%		86.6	100^th of 641 public high schools	84.4%	10	84.1	82.4	76.7	94.1	$13,377	$439	$12,939
Heritage High	Public	9-12	1150 Forestville Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-5600	1,778	97	18.2	27.7%	950 (53.4%)	257 (14.5%)	418 (23.5%)	86 (4.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.5%)	59.8	256^th of 662 public high schools	61.3%		66	198^th of 641 public high schools	69.1%	58	64.6	75.7	35.8	78.7	$8,792	$487	$8,305
Rolesville High	Public	9-12	1099 East Young St	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-6303	2,321	126	18.4	50.6%	594 (25.6%)	859 (37.0%)	663 (28.6%)	107 (4.6%)	8 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (3.7%)	23.8	529^th of 662 public high schools	20.1%		30.1	447^th of 641 public high schools	30.3%	82	39.3	58.7	19.6	50.9	$8,260	$382	$7,877
Wakefield High	Public	9-12	2200 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-3600	2,065	106	19.5	36.1%	913 (44.2%)	577 (27.9%)	399 (19.3%)	93 (4.5%)	6 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	71 (3.4%)	55.1	286^th of 662 public high schools	56.8%		59.4	231^st of 641 public high schools	64.0%	55	65.1	74.0	30.7	73.8	$8,642	$337	$8,306
Bunn High	Public	9-12	29 Bunn Elem School Road	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 496-3975	817	49	16.6	99.6%	317 (38.8%)	167 (20.4%)	296 (36.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	28.6	484^th of 662 public high schools	26.9%		36.3	403^rd of 641 public high schools	37.1%	81	36.0	50.3	37.3	63.1	$9,236	$603	$8,633
South Granville High	Public	9-12	701 N Crescent Dr	Creedmoor	27522	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 528-5533	706	33	21.3	97.2%	301 (42.6%)	192 (27.2%)	165 (23.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.8%)	32.3	463^rd of 662 public high schools	30.1%		30.1	446^th of 641 public high schools	30.4%	17	56.0	51.0	44.1	50.0	$8,664	$442	$8,222

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklinton High

How many students attend Franklinton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,127 students attended Franklinton High.

What district is Franklinton High in?

Franklin County Schools

What schools feed into Franklinton High?

Franklinton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklinton Elementary
Elementary : Long Mill Elementary
Elementary : Youngsville Elementary
Middle : Cedar Creek Middle
Middle : Franklinton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Franklinton High?

Students at Franklinton High are 37% White, 34% African American, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Franklinton High a good school?

Franklinton High ranks 381^st of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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