Franklin Parish School Board Explained

Address:	7293 Prairie Road
City:	Winnsboro
State:	Louisiana
Zipcode:	71295
Type:	Public
Grades:	PreK–12
Students:	2,842 (2020–2021)
Teachers:	182.74
Staff:	203.09
Ratio:	15.55:1

Franklin Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States. The district serves all of Franklin Parish.^[1]

The Franklin Parish superintendent is John Gullet, a former superintendent of Caldwell Parish Schools.

School uniforms

The district requires all students to wear school uniforms.^[2]

Schools

High schools

• Franklin Parish High School^[3] (Winnsboro)
  • Formed in 2005 with the consolidations of Crowville and Winnsboro high schools.^[4]

Pre-K–8 schools

• Baskin School^[5] (Baskin)
  • The school, initially an elementary and middle school began in the latter part of the 1800s, with Cumming's Gin and a facility on a private property housing initial classes. A building made of brick opened in 1916.^[4] 1920 was the year that the first class graduated.^[6] The 1926 Baskin High School Building opened, with senior high school becoming a part of the school. In 1977 it moved to a different facility. The high school division closed in 1997 and it became a PreKindergarten through 8th grade facility.^[4] The 1926 building, which had been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was demolished in 2021.^[7]
• Crowville School^[8] (Crowville)
• Fort Necessity Junior High School^[9] (Fort Necessity)
• Gilbert Junior High School^[10] (Gilbert)

Elementary schools

• PreK-5: Winnsboro Elementary School^[11] (Winnsboro)

Alternative schools

• Horace G. White Sr. Learning Center^[12]

Former schools

• Crowville High School (Crowville) - Closed in 2005 with the formation of Franklin Parish High School^[4]
• Winnsboro High School (Winnsboro) - Closed in 2005 with the formation of Franklin Parish High School^[4]
• Ward III School^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Franklin Parish, LA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-02-04. - text list
2. "Uniform Policy ." Franklin Parish School Board.
3. Web site: Franklin Parish High School . April 30, 2008 . April 23, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080423012334/http://fphs.franklin.k12.la.us/ . dead .
4. Book: Baskin Handbook 2021-2022. History of Baskin School. Baskin School. 2024-02-04. 8 (PDF p. 5/20).
5. http://baskin.franklin.k12.la.us/ Baskin School
6. News: Clipboard: Baskin High. The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. 2000-03-07. D-4. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
7. Web site: Announcing the 2022 Louisiana Preservation Awards. Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation. 2024-02-04.
8. http://crowville.franklin.k12.la.us/ Crowville School
9. http://fort.franklin.k12.la.us/ Fort Necessity Junior High School
10. http://gilbert.franklin.k12.la.us/ Gilbert Junior High School
11. Web site: Winnsboro Elementary School . April 30, 2008 . May 11, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080511080641/http://winelm.franklin.k12.la.us/ . dead .
12. http://hgwhite.franklin.k12.la.us/ Horace G. White, Sr. Learning Center
13. Web site: Schools. https://web.archive.org/web/20030412095648/http://www.franklin.k12.la.us/schools.html. Franklin Parish School Board. 2003-04-12. 2024-02-04.