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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 73.4% of Franklin County Public Schools District's student body in 2023-24 school year

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VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

There were 4,519 white students enrolled in Franklin County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 3.1% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Franklin County Public Schools District welcomed 6,160 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 73.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the school.

Franklin County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Franklin County and has a main office in Rocky Mount.

Among the 14 schools in Franklin County Public Schools District, Franklin County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 54% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 46%.

Ethnic Distribution in Franklin County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (73.4%)Multiracial (9.4%)Hispanic (8.5%)Black (8.0%)<5% Ethnicities (0.7%)

White Enrollment Trends in Franklin County Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal White StudentsWhite %
2016-177,3525,80579%
2017-187,2705,69378.3%
2018-197,0625,49877.9%
2019-206,8875,29176.8%
2020-216,5334,91075.2%
2021-226,3204,73074.8%
2022-236,2524,66574.6%
2023-246,1604,51973.4%

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