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What's the biggest difference between Russell County High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,078
High
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELL COUNTY·NCES 010288001802
Russell County High School
57 Warrior Way, Seale, AL 36875 · (334) 468-5701 · Russell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,078 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Alabama public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
485 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 295 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 273 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 262 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 248 | 23% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Russell County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
13.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
13.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-35.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Russell County High School
Russell County High School's state test result (16.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell County High School this school | 1,078 | 45.0% | 16.1% |
| Stanhope Elmore High School Millbrook | 1,123 | 52.2% | 37.9% |
| Hillcrest High School Tuscaloosa | 1,434 | 50.1% | 18.2% |
| Jacksonville High School Jacksonville | 756 | 44.4% | 49.4% |
| Sparkman Ninth Grade School Harvest | 621 | 43.2% | N/A |
| Wetumpka High School Wetumpka | 1,219 | 38.7% | 44.9% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Russell County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #235 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #197 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #257 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,078 | #59 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #240 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #26 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #231 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.8% | #53 of 130 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,078
+140 (+15%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 965
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,078 | 58 | 18.6:1 | 45% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 1,042 | 61 | 17.1:1 | 76% (789) |
| 2022-23 | 1,014 | 59 | 17.2:1 | 76% (768) |
| 2020-21 | 938 | 54 | 17.4:1 | 59% (554) |
| 2017-18 | 956 | 57 | 16.8:1 | 60% (574) |
| 2015-16 | 1,050 | 54 | 19.4:1 | 63% (658) |
| 2010-11 | 974 | 56 | 17.4:1 | 67% (653) |
| 2000-01 | 939 | 64 | 14.7:1 | 47% (437) |
| 1990-91 | 965 | 52 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russell County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (956 to 1,078); teachers up 2% (57 to 58).
About Russell County High School
Russell County High School is a large high school. Its address is in Seale, Alabama. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,078 students. That compares with an average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
Russell County enrolls 3,850 students, and its 7 schools include Russell County High School.
At Russell County High School, Black students make up the biggest share, 43%. The remaining students are 39% White, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Russell County residents are about 46% Black, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Russell County High School is 18.6:1, based on 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is lower. Russell County High School counts 45% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Russell County is 56%.
Russell County High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Alabama public high schools.
A school in Alabama with Russell County High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 51.3%. Russell County High School scores 16.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Russell County show that the median household earns about $51,197 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Across Russell County, 18 public schools serve about 10,127 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Russell County High School from the closest public school, Russell County Middle School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Russell County High School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Russell County High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 15%. The school's ratio increased from 17.4:1 to 18.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,811
Census ACS
Median income
$51,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
10,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Russell County
- Russell County Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- Oliver Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Ladonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Mt Olive Primary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Mount Olive Intermediate SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Dixie Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
Other schools in Seale
- Russell County Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- Oliver Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Alternative Learning CenterHigh
Other Russell County High schools
One other US public school is named Russell County High. Russell County High School is the largest of the 2.
- Russell County High SchoolRussell Springs, KY · 859 students
Nearby schools
- Russell County Middle School0.4 mi · 810
- Oliver Elementary School2.5 mi · 481
- Mt Olive Primary School7.1 mi · 424
- Mount Olive Intermediate School7.1 mi · 345
- Ladonia Elementary School10.1 mi · 461
- Dixie Elementary School10.1 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Russell County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Russell County High School?
Russell County High School enrolls approximately 1,078 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Russell County High School serve?
Russell County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Russell County High School have?
Russell County High School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Russell County High School?
Student demographics at Russell County High School are roughly 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Russell County High School in?
Russell County High School is part of Russell County.
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