Franklin County School District (Florida)
School district in Florida, United States
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Franklin County School District is a public school district in Franklin County, Florida, United States.
| Franklin County School District | |
|---|---|
School district headquarters (former Brown Elementary School) | |
| Address | |
85 School Road, Suite 1
, Franklin County, Florida, 32328United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | PK–12[1] |
| Schools | 7[1] |
| NCES District ID | 1200570[1] |
| District ID | FL-19 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,226 (2020–21)[1] |
| Faculty | 76.50 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 16.03[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
It is the sole school district of the county.[2]
History
Circa 1966, the racial desegregation plan for the district was having racial integration done all at once. In April 1966 the board of trustees decided that it should move to a program where [3]
Curtis McLean became the superintendent in 1956 and resigned in 1966, with him leaving office on October 1. He cited difficulties in the federal government not accepting the school district's proposals on how to racially integrate the schools after years.[4]
In 2025, the school district leadership held meetings regarding the possibility of having students attend classes four days per week instead of five.[5]
Schools
- Franklin County School (K-12)
- Apalachicola Bay Charter School (K-8)
- In 2001 the school district board of trustees approved the application to establish the school.[6]
- Franklin County Learning Center
- Franklin District Virtual Course Program
- Franklin Virtual Franchise-Pace FLVS
- Franklin Virtual Instruction Program
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- Former schools[8]
- Brown Elementary School (Eastpoint)
- Chapman Elementary School (Apalachicola)
- Apalachicola High School
- Carrabelle High School
In 2007, prior to the opening of the consolidated K-12 school near Eastpoint, high school students had been consolidated in the Carrabelle school, which had grades K-12, while the previous school in Eastpoint had grades K-5 and the Apalachicola campus had grades K-8.[9]