Lebanon Middle

Set in Lebanon, Virginia, Lebanon Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school, run under Russell County Public Schools. It teaches 301 students across grades 5 through 7. That puts it 60% below the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Russell County Public Schools runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 3,583 students. Lebanon Middle is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Lebanon Middle shows that nearly all students (97%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Russell County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Lebanon Middle logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Lebanon Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.0%, the actual is 67.9%, a residual of +4.9 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Russell County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $50,012 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Russell County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,583 students), of which Lebanon Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lebanon Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Lebanon Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lebanon Middle at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 75.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lebanon Middle has edged down 18%, going from 367 students in 2018 to 301 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.