Russell County High School

Located at 57 Warrior Way, in Seale, Alabama, Russell County High School is a well-populated high school that works with 1,078 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Russell County. Enrollment runs roughly 58% above the state mean of about 682.

Russell County comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,850 students; Russell County High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Russell County High School reports that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Russell County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Russell County High School records 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Russell County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Russell County High School is in the bottom 10% of Alabama public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 51.3%; Russell County High School posts 16.1%, -35.2 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Russell County) shows that median household income runs about $51,197, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Russell County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,127 students), of which Russell County High School is one.

The closest other public school is Russell County Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Russell County High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.4%.

Russell County High School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Russell County High School's enrollment has edged up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 956 (now 1,078). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 44% to 39%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.