Russellville High School

Set in Russellville, Alabama, Russellville High School is a moderately sized 9-12 campus, overseen by Russellville City. It caters to 753 students across grades 9 through 12.

Within Russellville City, which oversees 4 schools and 2,615 students, Russellville High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Russellville High School lists that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 28% White, 6% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Russellville High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 40.9%; this one comes in at 21.8%, -19.1 points off the demographic line.

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 roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Russellville High School is one of 15 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 6,178 students).

Russellville Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Russellville High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 4%: 727 students in 2018 compared to 753 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.