Elementary school (grades K-5) · Rumney, NH

Russell Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Russell Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330600000397
0/100100/10061/100
👥 S:T ratio
74
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
83
📋 Attendance
58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Russell Elementary School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of New Hampshire schools.

61
Resource Index · Higher
6.5:1
small classes for New Hampshire
45.9%
free-lunch eligible
84
students enrolled

Russell Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 97% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+1 students YoY

Russell Elementary School held near 86 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 13.5 → 14.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 330600000397 · Rumney, NH Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

84 enr · 6.5:1 · 45.9% lunch · RII 61

Nearest enrollment peer: Shasta Elementary (100 students)

Russell Elementary School held near 86 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE added 13.5 → 14.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Hampshire schools → · Find another →

How Russell Elementary School compares

Russell Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Hampshire and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Hampshire New Hampshire avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6.5:1 ▼ 42% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 45.9% ▲ 113% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 84 top 85% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6.5:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
84
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
45.9%
free-lunch eligible - 113% above the New Hampshire average of 21.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
6.5:1
students per teacher - 42% below state mean
Top 3% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$37,847
per pupil, district-wide - above New Hampshire avg of $24,919
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 84 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 22.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 98.8%
Two or More 1.2%

Largest group: White at 98.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 2.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 2.4, Russell Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

District finance for Rumney School District reports $37,847 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Russell Elementary School

How many students attend Russell Elementary School?

Russell Elementary School has 84 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Rumney, NH. CCD year-over-year: 85 (2022-23) → 86 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Russell Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Russell Elementary School is 6.5:1, which is 42% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 59% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Russell Elementary School?

45.9% of students at Russell Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Russell Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Russell Elementary School is White at 98.8% of enrollment, in Rumney, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Russell Elementary School?

Russell Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Rumney School District?

None reported; Rumney School District operates only Russell Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.