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Russellville, Kentucky - 4 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Russellville Independent #41 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,053 per pupil, Russellville Independent ranks #74 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,168
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,053
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Russellville Independent operates 4 public schools serving 1,168 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Logan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,053 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kentucky compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 21.7% local, 52.9% state, and 25.4% 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 68/100, ranked #41 of 171 in Kentucky against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 273.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 26.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.5% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Russellville High School, with a diversity index of 66.0/100.
Its largest campus is R E Stevenson Elementary School, enrolling 459 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Russellville Primary Academy, at 115 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
R E Stevenson Elementary School accounts for 39.3% of all Russellville Independent student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Russellville Independent-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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 Independent school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
Russellville Independent school enrollment ranges from 115 students (lowest) to 459 students (highest), a spread of 344 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Russellville Independent has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Russellville Independent student-counselor ratio is 274:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Russellville Independent is typically wider than the Russellville Independent-aggregate figure suggests.
Russellville Independent chronic absenteeism rate is 26.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Russellville Independent is typically wider than the Russellville Independent-aggregate figure suggests.