Tharptown High School

As a tight-knit secondary school in Russellville, Alabama, Tharptown High School hosts 410 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by Franklin County. That puts it 40% below the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Franklin County comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,563 students; Tharptown High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tharptown High School shows that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 43% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. The state averages about 17.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tharptown High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 38.3%; this one comes in at 16.2%, -22.1 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $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. In all, Franklin County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,178 students), of which Tharptown High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tharptown Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Tharptown High School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 15%: 358 students in 2018 compared to 410 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 61% to 43%.

On the community side, the feed for Tharptown High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.