Of the 1,211 students enrolled in Franklin County schools in 2022-23 school year, 51.6% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Franklin County students.
This is a 2.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Franklin High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.
A snapshot of Franklin County schools showed that 51.6% of the students were white and 37.8% were Black or African American.
There are four schools within Franklin County.
Mississippi’s schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin High School | 0% | 43.7% | 0% | 0% | 54.5% |
| Franklin Lower Elementary School | 0% | 48.3% | 0% | 0% | 48.6% |
| Franklin Upper Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 55.3% |
| Franklin County Middle School | 0% | 50.5% | 0% | 0% | 47.6% |
