Overview
Franklin High School is a public high school in Seattle, Washington,
located in its Mount Baker neighborhood and administered by Seattle Public Schools.
As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,315 students and 65.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 20.2:1. There were 676 students (51.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 206 (15.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
History and facilities
Franklin High School opened its doors in September 1912 and was Seattle's second purpose-built high school, after Seattle High School. Designed by architect Edgar Blair in a neo-Classical style, it was constructed of reinforced concrete and sited on . Expansions in 1925 by school district architect Floyd Naramore saw the site expanded to , in 1942 to , and in 1958 with a major addition by architect John W. Maloney that obscured the front facade of the building.
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