Public schools in Russellville, AL
Russellville has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,154 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Russellville City Schools runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Russellville's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Russellville | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville City Schools | 4 | 2,614 | $12,714 |
| Franklin County School District | 3 | 3,637 | $13,421 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Russellville, 1,163 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville High School | 753 | 14.7 | 59.2% | Russellville City Schools |
| Tharptown High School | 410 | 17.1 | 62.9% | Franklin County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Russellville, 600 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Middle School | 600 | 19.2 | 60.2% | Russellville City Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Russellville, 1,803 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Elementary School | 686 | 16.6 | 52.6% | Russellville City Schools |
| Russellville Elementary School | 576 | 17.6 | 62.0% | Russellville City Schools |
| Tharptown Elementary School | 541 | 13.4 | 66.5% | Franklin County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Russellville, 588 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgreen High School | 588 | 15.9 | 57.0% | Franklin County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Russellville's public schools compare with Alabama's
The median Russellville school has 16.6 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Alabama median of 17.1. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 0% across the state. Its median school enrolls 588 students (state 477).
| Russellville | Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.6 | 17.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 588 | 477 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 0% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 81% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Russellville schools and the 1,357 Alabama schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Russellville
- Russellville City SchoolsRuns 4 of Russellville's 7 public schools and spent $12,714 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,714
- Russellville High School, the largest high school in Russellville753 students in 2024-25, 14.7 per teacher.753
- Compare Russellville City Schools with Franklin County School DistrictRussellville's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in AlabamaAlabama's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Russellville addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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- Dothan17 schools
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Questions about schools in Russellville
How many public schools are in Russellville, AL?
7 public schools with an address in Russellville were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,154 students.What is the largest high school in Russellville?
Russellville High School, with 753 students in 2024-25 (Russellville City Schools).Which districts run Russellville's schools?
Russellville City Schools (4 schools), Franklin County School District (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25