Frankfort High School (Indiana)
| Frankfort Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
1 South Maish Road , 46041 United States 40°16′53″N 86°29′07″W / 40.281521°N 86.485179°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
School district | Community Schools of Frankfort |
| Superintendent | Matt Rhoda |
Principal | Jennifer Flynn |
Teaching staff | 61.00 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12[1] |
| Enrollment | 901 (2023–2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.77[1] |
| Colors | Blue and white[2] |
Athletics conference | Sagamore Conference[2] |
| Nickname | Hot Dogs[2] |
| Newspaper | Frankfort Times |
| Website | fhs |
Frankfort Senior High School is a public secondary school in Frankfort, Indiana, United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the Community Schools of Frankfort.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 893 students enrolled for the 2021–22 school year was:
- Male - 52.3%
- Female - 47.7%
- American Indian/Alaska Native - <1.0%
- Asian - <1.0%
- Black - <1.0%
- Hispanic - 57.2%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - <1.0%
- White - 40.4%
- Multiracial - 1.6%
67.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. Frankfort is a Title I school.[1]
Athletics
Frankfort's Hot Dogs compete in the Sagamore Conference. School colors are blue and white. The following Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered:[2]
- Baseball (boys)
- Basketball (girls and boys)
- Boys state champion - 1925, 1929, 1936, 1939[3]
- Cross country (girls and boys)
- Football (boys)
- Golf (girls and boys)
- Soccer (girls and boys)
- Softball (girls)
- Swimming and diving (girls and boys)
- Tennis (girls and boys)
- Track and field (girls and boys)
- Volleyball (girls)
- Wrestling (boys)
Blue Chips (1994 film)
The basketball games in the 1994 movie Blue Chips were filmed in the school's basketball arena, Case Arena. In 2024, Frankfort (representing the Western Dolphins, the main team in the movie) played Rossville High School (representing the Indiana Hoosiers, the team that lost to Western) in a game commemorating the 30th anniversary of the film's release.[4]
Notable alumni
- Kyle Cook: Lead guitarist of the American rock band Matchbox Twenty
- Rana Foroohar: Author, business columnist and an associate editor at the Financial Times
- Dan Flanagan: Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
- Mark Genda: Indiana House of Representative
- Ted Hazelwood: played offensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers and the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was drafted in the 16th round of the 1946 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears and also played for the Washington Redskins
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Frankfort High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "myIHSAA". www.myihsaa.net. Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ↑ "IHSAA State Championship History" (PDF). ihsaa.org. Indiana High School Athletic Association. April 29, 2020. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ↑ King, Sam. ""Blue Chips" comes to life 30 years later at Frankfort's Case Arena". Journal and Courier. Retrieved August 8, 2026.