Franklin-Simpson High School

Summary:

Franklin-Simpson High School is a public high school serving 817 students in grades 9-12 in Franklin, Kentucky, which is part of the Simpson County School District. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 36th out of 288 Kentucky high schools in 2015-2016 to a low of 156th out of 267 in 2020-2021, and is currently ranked 127th out of 290 with a 3-star rating.

One of the school's strengths is its performance among African American students, who ranked 10th out of 89 Kentucky high schools in 2021-2022 and 15th out of 83 in 2022-2023, both with a 4-star rating. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students and students with disabilities has been more inconsistent, with the latter group ranking 138th out of 153 in 2021-2022. Academically, Franklin-Simpson High School generally outperforms the Simpson County and Kentucky averages, particularly in English and Reading, but its Mathematics performance has been more mixed.

Compared to nearby schools, Russellville High School lags behind Franklin-Simpson, but the school still falls short of some of the higher-performing high schools in the Warren County district, such as Greenwood High School and South Warren High School. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Franklin-Simpson High School has been able to maintain strong performance for its low-income students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 400 S College St
       Franklin, KY  42135


(270) 586-3273

District: Simpson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
127th of 290 Kentucky High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,963 Help


Feeder schools for Franklin-Simpson High School:

Elementary:    Franklin Elementary School
    Lincoln Elementary School
    Simpson Elementary School
Middle:    Franklin-Simpson Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  858

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.6%
African American:
12.2%
Hispanic:
6.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Franklin-Simpson High School ranks better than 56.2% of high schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.54. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Franklin-Simpson High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.6%), African American (12.2%), Hispanic (6.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Franklin-Simpson High School is 14.8. (See more...)
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Compare Franklin-Simpson High School employs 57.9 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin-Simpson High School is $15,963.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin-Simpson High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin-Simpson High School 127th of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See Franklin-Simpson High School in the ranking list.)

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Simpson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Simpson County 99th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Franklin-Simpson High School

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Rank History for all students at Franklin-Simpson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 20.19 189th 217 12.9%
2008 34.34 152nd 217 30.0%
2009 41.57 131st 217 39.6%
2010 30.50 170th 223 23.8%
2011 14.50 215th 226 4.9%
2012 64.75 60th 229 73.8%
2013 82.31 27th 291 90.7%
2014 77.94 38th 290 86.9%
2015 77.96 40th 295 86.4%
2016 78.42 36th 288 87.5%
2017 62.44 106th 287 63.1%
2018 54.07 109th 271 59.8%
2019 74.41 43rd 285 84.9%
2021 38.98 156th 267 41.6%
2022 50.49 120th 271 55.7%
2023 45.50 152nd 276 44.9%
2024 54.54 127th 290 56.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Franklin-Simpson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 40.32 40th 77 48.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Franklin-Simpson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.74 48th 226 78.8%
2023 48.85 62nd 162 61.7%
2024 70.47 22nd 168 86.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Franklin-Simpson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.47 104th 232 55.2%
2019 78.38 32nd 254 87.4%
2021 47.39 107th 234 54.3%
2022 64.82 61st 266 77.1%
2023 48.00 131st 272 51.8%
2024 61.36 81st 274 70.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Franklin-Simpson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.95 63rd 234 73.1%
2019 65.98 71st 249 71.5%
2021 38.81 140th 236 40.7%
2022 62.74 77th 252 69.4%
2023 50.45 120th 253 52.6%
2024 44.15 144th 261 44.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Franklin-Simpson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.51 73rd 166 56.0%
2019 54.44 64th 166 61.4%
2021 24.26 124th 154 19.5%
2022 20.93 138th 153 9.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Franklin-Simpson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.49 73rd 115 36.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Franklin-Simpson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.64 178th 237 24.9%
2019 70.34 54th 251 78.5%
2021 27.37 181st 238 23.9%
2022 36.11 158th 257 38.5%
2023 42.06 145th 259 44.0%
2024 55.45 106th 262 59.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Franklin-Simpson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.29 62nd 94 34.0%
2019 55.77 32nd 89 64.0%
2021 41.54 40th 78 48.7%
2022 77.62 10th 89 88.8%
2023 62.73 15th 83 81.9%
2024 49.54 44th 93 52.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Franklin-Simpson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.86 37th 88 58.0%
2021 62.33 26th 92 71.7%
2022 63.72 34th 114 70.2%
2023 52.66 50th 116 56.9%
2024 33.92 90th 124 27.4%
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Rank History for White students at Franklin-Simpson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.80 101st 198 49.0%
2019 68.47 52nd 219 76.3%
2021 30.97 136th 203 33.0%
2022 43.48 138th 260 46.9%
2023 47.95 123rd 264 53.4%
2024 52.78 116th 273 57.5%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Franklin-Simpson High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 769 109 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 878
1989 721 107 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 828
1990 676 119 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 798
1991 663 120 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 791
1992 682 128 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 810
1993 736 113 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 852
1994 718 120 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 839
1995 743 119 3 1 3 n/a n/a 0 869
1996 743 119 3 1 3 n/a n/a 0 869
1997 714 119 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 837
1998 702 107 3 2 0 n/a n/a 2 816
1999 712 111 3 1 0 n/a n/a 1 828
2000 691 104 5 1 1 n/a n/a 0 802
2001 689 98 6 3 1 n/a n/a 1 798
2002 660 98 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 766
2003 660 98 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 766
2004 719 104 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 832
2005 754 112 6 4 1 n/a n/a 0 877
2006 764 120 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 892
2007 784 107 6 6 0 n/a n/a 9 912
2008 720 113 10 8 0 n/a n/a 16 867
2009 733 112 11 6 1 n/a n/a 22 885
2010 730 113 10 13 1 n/a n/a 28 895
2011 708 107 8 15 1 0 30 0 869
2012 729 96 11 15 3 0 32 0 886
2013 719 93 4 20 3 0 27 0 866
2014 696 96 4 17 3 0 32 0 848
2015 753 108 5 20 3 1 26 0 916
2016 730 118 5 22 2 1 30 0 908
2017 724 117 9 29 1 1 32 0 913
2018 701 115 6 35 2 1 25 0 885
2019 666 90 6 44 3 0 25 0 834
2020 612 72 7 54 5 1 32 0 783
2021 607 83 5 47 3 0 40 0 785
2022 594 86 8 50 2 0 43 0 783
2023 620 89 9 52 1 0 46 0 817
2024 640 105 8 59 1 0 45 0 858

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Franklin-Simpson High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 878 52.9 16.5 n/a
1989 828 53.0 15.6 n/a
1990 798 53.1 15.0 n/a
1991 791 53.6 14.7 n/a
1992 810 53.3 15.1 n/a
1993 852 53.3 16.0 n/a
1994 839 54.3 15.5 n/a
1995 869 54.3 16.0 n/a
1996 869 54.3 16.0 n/a
1997 837 55.3 15.1 13.4
1998 816 53.0 15.4 15.6
1999 828 51.7 16.0 17.3
2000 802 50.2 16.0 20.4
2001 798 46.6 17.1 23.1
2002 766 50.3 15.2 41.6
2003 766 50.3 15.2 41.6
2004 832 54.0 15.4 n/a
2005 877 54.5 16.1 n/a
2006 892 54.5 16.4 34.2
2007 912 55.0 16.6 33.7
2008 867 58.0 14.9 38.5
2009 885 57.5 15.4 42.6
2010 895 33.5 26.7 48.1
2011 869 53.0 16.3 47.2
2012 886 53.9 16.4 52
2013 866 52.5 16.4 49.8
2014 848 52.0 16.3 50.2
2015 916 52.0 17.6 54.1
2016 908 55.0 16.5 51.3
2017 913 55.0 16.6 56.8
2018 885 59.5 14.8 57.2
2019 834 57.5 14.5 53.4
2020 783 56.4 13.8 67.9
2021 785 56.9 13.7 60.3
2022 783 58.5 13.3 57
2023 817 58.5 13.9 63
2024 858 57.9 14.8 68.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Franklin-Simpson High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 878 52.9 16.5 n/a
1989 828 53.0 15.6 n/a
1990 798 53.1 15.0 n/a
1991 791 53.6 14.7 n/a
1992 810 53.3 15.1 n/a
1993 852 53.3 16.0 n/a
1994 839 54.3 15.5 n/a
1995 869 54.3 16.0 n/a
1996 869 54.3 16.0 n/a
1997 837 55.3 15.1 13.4
1998 816 53.0 15.4 15.6
1999 828 51.7 16.0 17.3
2000 802 50.2 16.0 20.4
2001 798 46.6 17.1 23.1
2002 766 50.3 15.2 41.6
2003 766 50.3 15.2 41.6
2004 832 54.0 15.4 n/a
2005 877 54.5 16.1 n/a
2006 892 54.5 16.4 34.2
2007 912 55.0 16.6 33.7
2008 867 58.0 14.9 38.5
2009 885 57.5 15.4 42.6
2010 895 33.5 26.7 48.1
2011 869 53.0 16.3 47.2
2012 886 53.9 16.4 52
2013 866 52.5 16.4 49.8
2014 848 52.0 16.3 50.2
2015 916 52.0 17.6 54.1
2016 908 55.0 16.5 51.3
2017 913 55.0 16.6 56.8
2018 885 59.5 14.8 57.2
2019 834 57.5 14.5 53.4
2020 783 56.4 13.8 67.9
2021 785 56.9 13.7 60.3
2022 783 58.5 13.3 57
2023 817 58.5 13.9 63
2024 858 57.9 14.8 68.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Franklin-Simpson High School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $449 (3.5%) $538 (4.2%) $987 (7.8%) $8,764 (69.1%) $2,083 (16.4%) $10,847 (85.6%) $12,677
2019 $569 (4.3%) $517 (3.9%) $1,086 (8.1%) $9,172 (68.6%) $2,213 (16.6%) $11,385 (85.2%) $13,368
2020 $721 (5.3%) $465 (3.4%) $1,186 (8.8%) $9,431 (69.9%) $2,089 (15.5%) $11,520 (85.3%) $13,498
2021 $644 (4.6%) $999 (7.2%) $1,643 (11.9%) $9,428 (68.0%) $2,082 (15.0%) $11,510 (83.1%) $13,859
2022 $1,439 (9.0%) $920 (5.8%) $2,359 (14.8%) $10,105 (63.3%) $2,484 (15.6%) $12,589 (78.9%) $15,963

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Franklin-Simpson High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 43rd of 285 High schoolsRanks 152nd of 276 High schools
 40%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English (Franklin-Simpson High School)61.555
 6.5%
   11th Grade English (Simpson County)58.948
 10.9%
   11th Grade English (Kentucky)49.147
 2.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Franklin-Simpson High School)45.539
 6.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Simpson County)42.934
 8.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky)36.433
 3.4%
11th Grade Reading (Franklin-Simpson High School)52.546
 6.5%
   11th Grade Reading (Simpson County)48.941
 7.9%
   11th Grade Reading (Kentucky)4644
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students834817
 2%
African American9089
 1.1%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian69
 50%
Hispanic4452
 18.2%
Pacific Islander00
White666620
 6.9%
Two or More Races2546
 84%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.4%63%
 9.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin-Simpson High School

Franklin-Simpson High School ranks 127th of 290 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 858 students attended Franklin-Simpson High School.

Students at Franklin-Simpson High School are 75% White, 12% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Franklin-Simpson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Simpson Elementary School
Middle : Franklin-Simpson Middle School


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