Benjamin Russell High School

Benjamin Russell High School is one of the medium-sized 9-12 campuss in Alexander City, Alabama, one of the schools within Alexander City, with 852 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 25% bigger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Within Alexander City, which oversees 5 schools and 2,836 students, Benjamin Russell High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Benjamin Russell High School logs that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 39% Black, 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Benjamin Russell High School has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at Benjamin Russell High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Benjamin Russell High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Tallapoosa County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,356 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tallapoosa County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,658 students), of which Benjamin Russell High School is one.

Alexander City Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Benjamin Russell High School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Benjamin Russell High School's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 876 (now 852). The White share of enrollment contracted from 56% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Benjamin Russell High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.