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Russellville, Alabama - 4 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Russellville City #78 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,693 per pupil, Russellville City ranks #46 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,614
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,693
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Russellville City operates 4 public schools serving 2,614 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,693 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.7% local, 53.1% state, and 22.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #78 of 146 in Alabama against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 559.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.6% Hispanic or Latino, 30.5% White, 4.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Elementary School, with a diversity index of 53.7/100.
Its largest campus is Russellville High School, enrolling 753 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Russellville High School accounts for 28.8% of all Russellville City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Russellville City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Russellville City student-counselor ratio is 560:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Russellville City chronic absenteeism rate is 10.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Russellville City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,614 students.
How much does Russellville City spend per student?
Russellville City spends $12,693 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #78 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Russellville City?
Russellville City students are 61.6% Hispanic or Latino, 30.5% White, 4.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Russellville City?
Russellville City has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #78 out of 146 districts in Alabama.