SW Mississippi News

Of the 1,193 students in Franklin County schools, 52.7% were men and 47.3% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Franklin County schools was 53.1% men and 46.9% women.

Franklin Lower Elementary School in Meadville had the highest number of boy students while Franklin High School in Meadville had the most girl students.

There are four schools within Franklin County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Men	Women
Franklin County Middle School	111	84
Franklin High School	181	186
Franklin Lower Elementary School	206	170
Franklin Upper Elementary School	131	124

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.