Public schools in Russellville, KY
Russellville has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 2,420 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Logan County Schools runs 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan County Schools | 3 | 3,430 | $12,613 |
| Russellville Independent | 3 | 1,168 | $14,527 |
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.
3 high schools in Russellville, 1,291 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan County High School | 918 | 16.4 | 43.5% | Logan County Schools |
| Russellville High School | 304 | 13.3 | 64.5% | Russellville Independent |
| The Academy | 69 | 69.0 | 62.3% | Logan County 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.
One middle school in Russellville, 216 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Middle School | 216 | 15.9 | 70.8% | Russellville Independent |
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.
2 elementary schools in Russellville, 913 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R E Stevenson Elementary School | 459 | 14.6 | 87.8% | Russellville Independent |
| Chandlers Elementary School | 454 | 16.8 | 52.4% | Logan County 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.
How Russellville's public schools compare with Kentucky's
The median Russellville school has 16.1 students per full-time teacher, more than the Kentucky median of 15.0. 33% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 66% across the state. Its median school enrolls 379 students (state 437).
| Russellville | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.1 | 15.0 |
| Median school size (students) | 379 | 437 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 33% | 66% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 90% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Russellville schools and the 1,381 Kentucky 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
- Logan County SchoolsRuns 3 of Russellville's 6 public schools and spent $12,613 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,613
- Logan County High School, the largest high school in Russellville918 students in 2024-25, 16.4 per teacher.918
- Compare Logan County Schools with Russellville IndependentRussellville's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in KentuckyKentucky'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.
Other cities in Kentucky
- Louisville157 schools
- Lexington74 schools
- Bowling Green36 schools
- Owensboro31 schools
- Ashland18 schools
- Elizabethtown17 schools
- Frankfort17 schools
- Paducah17 schools
Questions about schools in Russellville
How many public schools are in Russellville, KY?
6 public schools with an address in Russellville were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 2,420 students.What is the largest high school in Russellville?
Logan County High School, with 918 students in 2024-25 (Logan County Schools).Which districts run Russellville's schools?
Logan County Schools (3 schools), Russellville Independent (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