For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 182 students in Franklin Co School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Mississippi.
Public Middle Schools in Franklin Co School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 50%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Mississippi public middle school average of 53% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
5 Schools
361 Schools
# Students
1,224 Students
134,558 Students
# Teachers
101 Teachers
10,746 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Franklin Co School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 147 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#66 out of 148 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
55%
Graduation Rate
87%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
n/a
5%
% Black
46%
42%
% White
51%
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,489 is higher than the state median of $12,205. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,439 is higher than the state median of $12,074. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,489
$12,205
Spending / Student
$12,439
$12,074
Best Franklin Co School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Franklin County Middle School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
236 Edison Street S
Meadville, MS 39653
(601) 384-2441
Meadville, MS 39653
(601) 384-2441
Grades: 7-8
| 182 students
Rank: n/an/a
Franklin Career & Technical Center
Vocational School
129 Vo-tech Lane
Meadville, MS 39653
(601) 384-5889
Meadville, MS 39653
(601) 384-5889
Grades: 8-12
| n/a students
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