Franklin County High School (Frankfort, Kentucky)

Franklin County High School
1100 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 695 - 6750
Fax: (502) 695 - 6755
Head Principal: Stirling Sampson
Assistant Principal: Morgan Howell
Assistant Principal: Charles Lewis
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OUR SCHOOL
Franklin County High School is located on the east side of Frankfort just east of the intersection of U.S. 460 and U.S. 421. Franklin County High School is the largest of three high schools located within the county. FCHS has a current enrollment of approximately 1000 students.

The FCHS staff is a highly-educated, diverse group of teachers. The FCHS faculty is made up of 53 classroom and resource teachers, two guidance counselors, one library media specialist, and a youth service center director. All faculty members are teaching in their area of certification. Other useful information about teacher qualifications and professional development can be found in the school's School Report Card, the School Improvement Plan, and/or the Expanded Report Card, which is available upon request at the school's office.

Franklin County High School is completely networked and connected to the Internet via a high-speed fiber-optic connection, and also offers wireless internet access to staff and students. All classroom teachers have a workstation connected to the school's network for Internet access and e-mail. FCHS also has five computer labs. The two business education labs each have 24 workstations, the library lab has 33 workstations, and the math lab has 30 workstations. The fifth lab is dedicated to credit recovery and has 24 workstations available, allowing students who are behind on credits the opportunity to catch up and graduate on time. The library itself has 10 workstations available for student use during the school day as well as before and after school.

Franklin County High School also offers an extensive career and technical education curriculum that is provided by the Franklin County Career & Technical Center, which is located on the FCHS campus. Courses in information technology, health sciences, automotive mechanics, electricity, and welding are just some of the course offerings. For more information on vocational school courses or enrollment information contact the school office at (502) 695-6790 or contact to Karen Schneider, Director, Franklin County Career & Technical Center, 1106 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601.
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OUR COMMUNITY
Franklin County is an historic, scenic, and progressive area. It is an unequaled melding of wide open spaces, pastoral bluegrass farms, rolling countryside, clear streams and rivers, historic buildings, a stimulating political climate, and small town suburbia all rolled into one. Located just 25 minutes west of Lexington, 45 minutes east of Louisville, and 80 miles south of Cincinnati, the community combines rural/suburban living with "big city" convenience. Frankfort, the largest city in Franklin County, is the seat of both state and county government, which offers the district the chance to be in close contact with state and local officials.

Franklin County has a population of 48,285 residents as reported by the Census Bureau in 2000. Approximately 51% of the population is female and 49% is male. The area's ethnic makeup is nearly 84% white, 10% African-American and about 6% other races (Hispanic, American Indian, Asian, etc.). Approximately 44% of the total population falls into the school-age range (5-19). Nearly 25% of families are two parent families and 88% of the children live with at least one natural-born or adoptive parent.

Frankfort's mayor is Gippy Graham. The city is served by four city commissioners, and employs 56 police officers. Ted Collins is the Franklin County Judge-Executive who works with six county magistrates. Local school policy is determined by The Franklin County Public Schools Board of Education. The Board is composed of the following six members: Chrissy Jones, Superintendent; Michelle New, Chairman; Doug Crowe, Vice-Chairman; William Cofield; BeLinda Henson; and Jennifer Grisham-Brown. School board members are elected for two-year terms by a general election.

For further information on Frankfort visit the following sites:
www.frankfort.ky.gov
www.visitfrankfort.com