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School Comparison

Pleasant Plains Middle School
vs.
Benjamin Franklin Middle School

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Pleasant Plains Middle School
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
  • Benjamin Franklin Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Pleasant Plains Middle School (298 vs. 61).
  • Benjamin Franklin Middle School reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Pleasant Plains Middle School (58 vs. 2).
  • Benjamin Franklin Middle School reported a higher violent incidents than Pleasant Plains Middle School (19 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 5 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 2 additional metrics are reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Benjamin Franklin Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Pleasant Plains Middle School (298 vs. 61).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Benjamin Franklin Middle School reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Pleasant Plains Middle School (58 vs. 2).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Pleasant Plains Middle School reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Benjamin Franklin Middle School (1 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

10 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Pleasant Plains Middle School

1 metric was reported by Pleasant Plains Middle School. Comparable data for Benjamin Franklin Middle School is missing or suppressed.

Students per counselor
383:1

Reported Only at Benjamin Franklin Middle School

1 metric was reported by Benjamin Franklin Middle School. Comparable data for Pleasant Plains Middle School is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
134

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Pleasant Plains Middle School
$14,347.2
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
$21,554.11
Local revenue share
Pleasant Plains Middle School
69.6%
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
48.1%
State revenue share
Pleasant Plains Middle School
25.7%
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
35.8%
Federal revenue share
Pleasant Plains Middle School
4.7%
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
16.1%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Pleasant Plains Middle School
18.3%
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
46.7%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Sangamon County
$74,114
Sangamon County
$74,114
Poverty rate
Sangamon County
12.9%
Sangamon County
12.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Sangamon County
35.1%
Sangamon County
35.1%
Unemployment rate
Sangamon County
4.3%
Sangamon County
4.3%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.