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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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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
1056
Classroom Teachers
62

* Benjamin Franklin High School is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.9% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

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

Grade 10

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
100%
40%
100%
44%
100%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
97%
40%
100%
48%
93%
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
17
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 252 23.9%
Grade 10 286 27.1%
Grade 11 250 23.7%
Grade 12 268 25.4%
Total 1056 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.4% 41.4% 43.7%
Black 30.1% 30.1% 42.9%
Hispanic 10.1% 10.1% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 17.8% 17.8% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.6% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 31.7% 31.7% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 23.8% 23.8% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.0% 8.0% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.3%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 14.0%
$15,000 or less Unreported 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,694 $7,069,000 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,052 $1,111,000 9.1%
Staff $44 $46,000 0.4%
General Administration $278 $294,000 2.4%
School Administration $1,711 $1,807,000 14.8%
Operation $976 $1,031,000 8.5%
Transportation $51 $54,000 0.4%
Other $649 $685,000 5.6%
Total Support $4,761 $5,028,000 41.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $98 $104,000 0.9%
Total Expenditures $11,554 $12,201,000 100.0%
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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