Franklin High School (North Carolina)

Not to be confused with Franklin Academy (North Carolina).
Franklin High School
Address
Map
100 Panther Dr

Franklin, North Carolina
28734

United States
Coordinates35°10′35″N 83°22′50″W / 35.1765°N 83.3806°W / 35.1765; -83.3806
Information
TypePublic
School districtMacon County Schools
CEEB code341370
PrincipalMickey Noe
Faculty87
Teaching staff60.46 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,005 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.62[1]
Color(s)Red, White (Alt Color Grey)
    
MascotPanther
Websitemacon.k12.nc.us/fhs

Franklin High School is the largest 9th-12th grade public high school in Macon County, North Carolina. Franklin High is just parallel to downtown Franklin.[2] It is part of the Macon County School System. The graduation rate is about 98 percent as of 2023.[3]

Athletics

The Panther football stadium

Franklin's teams are known as the Panthers. Franklin competes in the Mountain Seven Conference and its varsity sports are:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling[4]

History

Franklin High School was built in 1952

A 15-room high school and cafeteria was built in Franklin in 1952.[5][6] A seven-room annex was constructed on the north end of the building in 1955. When the gymnasium burned in 1954, a new $157,000 gym was built to replace it.[6]

In 2022, plans were announced to demolish the existing campus and construct a modern 265,000-square-foot three-story school on the same land.[5][7] The new complex would support up to 1,400 students.[7] The estimated cost for the project is approximately $110 million.[8]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Franklin High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ McLeod, Hannah. "Union Academy transforms to Bartram Academy". smokymountainnews.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Franklin (NC) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  5. ^ a b McLeod, Hannah. "Plans laid for new Franklin High School". smokymountainnews.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "(Franklin, N.C.) 1932-1968, June 16, 1955, Franklin Centennial Edition". newspapers.digitalnc.org. The Franklin press and the Highlands Maconian. June 16, 1955. p. SECTION B, Page 4-B. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Sherrill, Thomas (October 24, 2023). "New FHS plan unveiled". The Franklin Press. Community Newspapers Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  8. ^ Hodge, Rex (January 23, 2024). "Unexpected $62M grant speeds up Franklin High School's long-awaited rebuild". WLOS. Retrieved May 6, 2024.


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