Franklin County High School

700 Tanyard Road

School District

Franklin County Public Schools
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:13
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on June 25, 2024

My 7 kids have Genuinely enjoyed going toFranklin county HS My son just graduated this year class of "24 His older brothers were class of "17 ,"12 ,"09 It's the old school Appalachian high school ! Occasionally some troublemakers will move into town.Most of them are druggies from roanoke And they get mad if their kids don't get a warm reception. But outside of that its a good school will teachers that care.
Submitted by student on November 13, 2020

Terrible, terrible school. I would never let my child come here. This is not the environment for children to grow and learn.
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2014

I am a parent that lives in Philadelphia & I've made several attempts to contact & set up a line of communication with the FCHS staff. My son attend this school & he's expected to graduate in May 2014. Even though I have court paper that allows me (by right) to inquire grades, events, etc; the faculty has ignored my emails as if they were the judge and jury. I am so upset cause I have now missed out on his graduation pics, because his father could not afford them. I am financially supporting my son and if the school would've answered my email anytime during the last 3 years maybe I could have those valuable photos.
Submitted by parent on September 13, 2013

FCHS is an excellent school that services a huge demographic area. Because of this, a student at FCHS can expect exposure to diversity in addition to the typical high school experience. The school is very safe and offers an amazing array of courses for students to choose from. If your child is interested in sports FCHS consistently ranks in the top-3 within a 50 mile radius. If your child is college bound, FCHS has a program that transfers to most colleges and allows them to enter college as a Sophomore. That's an entire year of college for free! If your child has any type of disability, the school has amazing resources available. The personal approach this school takes with its students is nothing short of inspiring. You will find that (with parent involvement) FCHS has fantastic opportunities for your son or daughter. There are drugs in all public schools and FCHS is no exception, however, there are a lot of safety nets in place to allow an engaged parent to detect this type of problem early. For example, a parent can monitor test grades, attendance and communicate with teachers online. My children went to FCHS and they found it prepared them well. A+++!
Submitted by parent on September 09, 2013

This school is "claiming" it does not have enough funds to issue each student a textbook. How are we supposed to be teaching our kid's the "right" way and give them the proper education without a textbook for them to bring home and study for the tests and quizzes? I withdrew both of my children today, due to poor decision making on Franklin County's part, and have enrolled them in a private online Christian Academy. When the school claims they have no money, however they had over a 2 million dollar surplus, they are miss-spending "our" money, and an example of this would be them spending $170,000.00 on fruit cakes last year??? This County is a joke, and so are the teachers. Franklin County school systems are an embarrassment to the education system. They are rude, and very unprofessional. This comes from a former alumni of 1996. My husband graduated from Radford University in 2001 with his Bachelors Degree, also he is almost finished with his Masters Degree with Liberty University, I, myself am almost finished with my Bachelors from Liberty University, so this comes from individuals who actually know about education. I will not name any name's, but a certain Administrator, Ms. "J"
Submitted by student on March 07, 2013

FCHS is a great school. We have plenty of resources and great teachersthe admin. are very caring. There soccer team is amazing, but the baseball leaves something to be desired.
Submitted by student on February 26, 2012

I'm graduating from FC this spring and I have to say I couldn't think of any other place to spend four years of my life. Everyone here is so helpful and caring. The AP teachers are pretty much the best ever. I've enjoyed my life here in FC and I plan on coming right back after college. It really is a great school and a great community.
Submitted by student on January 30, 2012

First of all there is only drugs and violence if you choose to involve yourselves in them. The community is very caring and looks out for each other. The school has overqualified teachers, some being both professors and high school teachers. Having educations from Pennsylvania Univeristy and Oxford, are only a few of the great schools the teachers have attended. They are willing to tutor and help you out as much as they can. The school will definitely prepare you for college if you choose to take challenging classes. I currently am taking AP Calculus, AP Biology, College English, and Advanced Accounting, getting college credits already. My brother took similar courses and is now majoring in Bio-Chemistry at Virginia Tech and doing well.
Submitted by student on May 07, 2011

There is a lot of violence, drugs, and alcohol involved at this school. The environment is highly oppressing and the students have no values.TERRIBLE school..