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Franklin Community Unit School District 1 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 141 students in Franklin Community Unit School District 1. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Franklin Community Unit School District 1 have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
278 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
27 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Franklin Community Unit School District 1, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#569 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
50%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.06
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
1%
30%
% Black
n/a
22%
% White
97%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue (21-22)
$6 MM
$15 MM
Spending (21-22)
$6 MM
$14 MM
Revenue / Student (21-22)
$19,673
$19,707
Spending / Student (21-22)
$18,944
$19,097
Best Franklin Community Unit School District 1 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Franklin Jr/sr High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
110 State
Franklin, IL 62638
(217) 675-2395
Franklin, IL 62638
(217) 675-2395
Gr: 6-12 | 141 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 4%
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