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Franklin County Early College

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Franklin County Early College ranks 79 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 88% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Franklin County Early College is a small public high school in Louisburg, NC, serving just 179 students in grades 9-12 as part of Franklin County Schools. It ranks #79 of 662 North Carolina high schools, placing it in the top 12% statewide with a 4-star rating. Over the past several years, the school has consistently landed in the top tier of the state, peaking at #32 in 2021-2022.

Franklin County Early College posts exceptionally strong End-of-Course results, with proficiency rates at 83% or higher in every tested subject in 2025-2026 — including 97.9% in English II and 96.4% in Math III. These scores run roughly 30 to 40 percentage points above district averages. Its closest same-district rival, Louisburg Magnet High, sits just a few miles away yet ranks #352, while Bunn High (#484) and Franklinton High (#381) trail even further behind. The school also outperforms several comprehensive high schools in Wake County Schools, including Wakefield High, Wake Forest High School, Heritage High, and Rolesville High. Only North Wake College and Career Academy, another early college model, posts comparable results.

The school's success extends across student groups: it ranks #12 in the state for African American student outcomes, in the 90th percentile for low-income students, and in the 92nd percentile for white students. Its graduation rate stands at 90%, and chronic absenteeism was just 8.6% in the most recent reporting year — far below surrounding schools. The school also operates efficiently, spending $7,465 per student, less than most nearby high schools. Franklin County Early College demonstrates that a small, focused early college model can deliver exceptional academic results even within a mid-tier district setting.

179

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8150 NC Highway 56
Louisburg, NC 27549

(252) 738-3649

District: Franklin County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

African American:

26.8%

Hispanic:

18.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2021 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (92% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of North Carolina high schools

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school92%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg60%

79^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	89.9	79 of 662	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	90.3	74 of 641	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.3	50 of 640	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	40 of 626	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	32 of 621	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	82 of 594	86.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	12 of 450	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.1	30 of 440	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	30 of 437	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	7 of 430	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	64 of 629	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	79 of 610	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.2	41 of 602	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	56 of 588	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	25 of 594	95.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	30 of 407	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	81.5	11 of 412	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	73.1	90 of 403	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	33 of 403	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	136 of 474	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	94 of 462	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	95.8	28 of 436	93.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	62 of 620	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	65 of 606	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	96.8	33 of 613	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	31 of 597	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	34 of 544	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	98 of 624	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	91.9	71 of 601	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	69 of 607	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	95.4	36 of 602	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	39 of 585	93.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	44 of 551	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	24 of 542	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	29 of 553	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	51 of 537	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	34 of 534	93.6%	★★★★★

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 (2026)97th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)93rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II98%+33 vs state

Math III96%+27 vs state

Math I88%+45 vs state

Biology83%+25 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Vance County High School	Public	9-12	925 Garrett Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 430-6000	1,064	46	22.9	99.7%	65 (6.1%)	725 (68.1%)	229 (21.5%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.4%)	4	636^th of 662 public high schools	3.9%		6.2	615^th of 641 public high schools	4.1%	21	19.2	21.8	9.0	29.2	$10,959	$1,215	$9,744
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin County Early College

How many students attend Franklin County Early College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 179 students attended Franklin County Early College.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin County Early College?

Students at Franklin County Early College are 40% White, 27% African American, 18% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Franklin County Early College a good school?

Franklin County Early College ranks 79^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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