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Benjamin Franklin High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2001 Leon C Simon Drive
New Orleans, LA 70122
Phone
(504) 286-2600
District
Benjamin Franklin High School
County
ORLEANS PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
1034
Classroom Teachers
66

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.2% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.7% of all U.S. schools.


Benjamin Franklin High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
98%
40%
98%
44%
97%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
94%
40%
99%
48%
88%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
16
16
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 251 24.3%
Grade 10 250 24.2%
Grade 11 279 27.0%
Grade 12 254 24.6%
Total 1034 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.3% 39.3% 43.7%
Black 31.4% 31.4% 42.9%
Hispanic 9.0% 9.0% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 19.8% 19.8% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.5% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.2% 33.2% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 24.6% 24.6% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.6% 8.6% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.6%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 14.8%
$15,000 or less Unreported 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,929 $5,097,000 43.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,411 $2,493,000 21.1%
Staff $105 $109,000 0.9%
General Administration $121 $125,000 1.1%
School Administration $2,326 $2,405,000 20.3%
Operation $666 $689,000 5.8%
Transportation $17 $18,000 0.2%
Other $470 $486,000 4.1%
Total Support $6,117 $6,325,000 53.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $393 $406,000 3.4%
Total Expenditures $11,439 $11,828,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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