Belgreen High School

Belgreen High School is a medium-sized unified-grade school in Russellville, Alabama, one of the schools within Franklin County. The school instructs 588 students in grades pre-K through 12.

Across the 9 schools in Franklin County (3,563 students total), Belgreen High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Belgreen High School lists that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Belgreen High School records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Belgreen High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.6%, the actual is 42.0%, a residual of -0.5 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Franklin County shows median household earnings sit near $53,338, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Belgreen High School is one of 15 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 6,178 students).

The closest other public school is Russellville Elementary School, roughly 7.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Belgreen High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.1%.

Belgreen High School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 8%: 543 students in 2018 compared to 588 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 67% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.