Copper Creek Elementary

As an one-room-style primary school in Castlewood, Virginia, Copper Creek Elementary enrolls 145 students from grades pre-K through 1, run under Russell County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 71% smaller than the state mean of about 499.

Across the 11 schools in Russell County Public Schools (3,583 students total), Copper Creek Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Copper Creek Elementary lists that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Russell County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, Russell County reports that median household income runs about $50,012, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Copper Creek Elementary is one of 14 public schools in Russell County (combined enrollment of about 3,583 students).

Castlewood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.7 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 6 years. Over the past 6-year window, the student count rose 23%: 118 students in 2018 compared to 145 in 2024. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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