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Franklin High

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Franklin High ranks 313 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 51% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Franklin High is a public high school located in Franklin, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,036 students. It is part of the Macon County Schools district, which is ranked 113 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin High consistently performs above the Macon County Schools and North Carolina state averages in End-of-Course (EOC) exams, particularly in Math III and English II. However, the school's performance in Math I lags behind the state average. Franklin High has also maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.9% to 94.8% over the past few years, consistently outperforming the state average. The school performs particularly well with its multi-racial student population, ranking 24th out of 253 North Carolina high schools in 2024-2025 and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school's performance with its special education and gifted and talented student populations is strong, ranking 84th and 181st, respectively, out of all North Carolina high schools in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, the nearby Macon Early College High School consistently outperforms Franklin High in academic metrics, ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Bartram Academy, located just 4.26 miles from Franklin High, is one of the lowest-performing high schools in the state, ranking in the bottom 5% and earning a 0-star rating. The significant increase in the free and reduced lunch rate at Franklin High suggests that the school is serving a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, which may present unique challenges and require targeted interventions to support their academic success.

996

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,457

Per pupil spending ?

46.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Panther Drive
Franklin, NC 28734-2785

(828) 524-6467

District: Macon County Schools

Feeder schools for Franklin High:

Elementary:	Cartoogechaye Elementary
	East Franklin Elementary
	Iotla Valley Elementary
	South Macon Elementary
Middle:	Macon Middle School
	Mountain View Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

Hispanic:

26.1%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2018 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

✓Above the North Carolina median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2018) to 51st (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg53%

313^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Macon County Schools

113^th of 242Macon 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
2025	48.6	313 of 641	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	283 of 640	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	271 of 626	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	210 of 621	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	228 of 594	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	161 of 514	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	142 of 469	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.9	193 of 476	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.6	228 of 507	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.1	285 of 531	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.0	197 of 451	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.3	191 of 505	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.2	218 of 502	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.1	284 of 506	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	279 of 499	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.8	241 of 490	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.9	240 of 477	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.8	164 of 453	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.0	170 of 431	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	59.8	78 of 330	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	44.5	147 of 334	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	72 of 364	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.4	109 of 349	68.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	168 of 273	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.9	40 of 262	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	35.9	124 of 226	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	33 of 173	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	330 of 610	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	313 of 602	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	252 of 588	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	183 of 594	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	177 of 475	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	144 of 475	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	168 of 449	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	181 of 412	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	117 of 403	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	47.1	270 of 403	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.9	153 of 398	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	194 of 337	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	130 of 325	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.2	92 of 100	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	259 of 462	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	131 of 454	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	195 of 449	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	103 of 436	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	60 of 370	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	127 of 354	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.9	239 of 340	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	198 of 606	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	187 of 613	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	185 of 597	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	149 of 544	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	30 of 432	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	62.1	72 of 446	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	69 of 424	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	289 of 601	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	235 of 607	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	277 of 602	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	202 of 585	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	132 of 481	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	182 of 488	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	140 of 463	69.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	24 of 253	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	34.6	150 of 226	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	84 of 352	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	33.3	229 of 349	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	336 of 542	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	350 of 553	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	303 of 537	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	260 of 534	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	211 of 439	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	218 of 444	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	196 of 427	54.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)56th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III72%+6 vs state

English II61%~ state avg

Biology51%~ state avg

Math I26%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)		EOG Reading (2025)		EOG Science (2025)	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	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin High	Public	9-12	100 Panther Drive	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 524-6467	996	47	21.2	46.3%	685 (68.8%)	8 (0.8%)	260 (26.1%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	48.6	313^th of 641 public high schools	51.2%		52.7	283^rd of 640 public high schools	55.8%	30	50.7	60.9	25.8	72.1						$9,457	$662	$8,795
Macon Early College High School	Public	9-12	77 Siler Farm Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 524-2002	154	2	74.3	98.1%	98 (63.6%)	1 (0.6%)	45 (29.2%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	74.6	158^th of 641 public high schools	75.4%		81.7	127^th of 640 public high schools	80.2%	31	61.0	92.5	66.7	67.6						$5,764	$103	$5,661
Bartram Academy	Public	9-12	158 Union School Rd	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 369-1277	102	3	34.6	91.2%	77 (75.5%)	5 (4.9%)	15 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)		8.0								$11,469	$453	$11,015
Blue Ridge Early College	Public	7-12	95 Bobcat Dr	Cashiers	28717	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 743-2646	127	8	16.3	97.6%	59 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	27.4	477^th of 641 public high schools	25.6%		24.2	489^th of 640 public high schools	23.6%	12	43.5	55.0	20.0	17.6	43.5	24.0	43.5	24.0	36.0	$11,670	$875	$10,794
Jackson County Early College	Public	9-12	404 College Drive	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 339-4499	113	2	47.0	97.3%	74 (65.5%)	2 (1.8%)	18 (15.9%)	4 (3.5%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.0%)	80.7	133^rd of 641 public high schools	79.3%		87	103^rd of 640 public high schools	83.9%	30	56.4	96.5	64.3	93.8						$7,254	$111	$7,144
Smoky Mountain High School	Public	9-12	100 Smoky Mountain Drive	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 586-2177	881	42	21.1	97.7%	585 (66.4%)	8 (0.9%)	185 (21.0%)	6 (0.7%)	49 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.3%)	47.2	327^th of 641 public high schools	49.0%		39.8	372^nd of 640 public high schools	41.9%	45	43.1	56.3	38.5	71.8						$11,017	$880	$10,137
Swain Academy	Public	9-12	1417 Fontana Rd	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Swain County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 488-3120	32	3	9.7	84.4%	17 (53.1%)	2 (6.3%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)								(n/a)	14.3	21.4		8.7
Swain County High School	Public	9-12	1415 Fontana Road	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Swain County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 488-2152	536	28	19.3	98.1%	361 (67.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	97 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	30.3	442^nd of 641 public high schools	31.0%		24.9	486^th of 640 public high schools	24.1%	44	35.6	53.4	35.2	45.6						$12,889	$1,251	$11,638
Jackson Community School	Public	5-12	3770 Skyland Drive	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 586-4328	50	4	14.0	88.0%	38 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	4.1	625^th of 641 public high schools	2.5%		4.3	623^rd of 640 public high schools	2.7%	2		7.1	5.6							$26,010	$1,858	$24,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin High

What schools feed into Franklin High?

Franklin High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cartoogechaye Elementary
Elementary : East Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Iotla Valley Elementary
Elementary : South Macon Elementary
Middle : Macon Middle School
Middle : Mountain View Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Franklin High?

Students at Franklin High are 69% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Franklin High a good school?

Franklin High ranks 313^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 996 students attended Franklin High.

What district is Franklin High in?

Macon County Schools

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