Russellville High School

As a compact high school in Russellville, Kentucky, Russellville High School serves 304 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Russellville Independent. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 46% below typical.

Russellville Independent comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 979 students; Russellville High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Russellville High School records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, 13% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Russellville High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.7%; this one delivers 31.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Logan County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,382 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Logan County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,422 students), Russellville High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Russellville Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Russellville High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.1%.

Russellville High School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 45%: 552 students in 2018 compared to 304 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 9% to 18% over that span.

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