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Russell County High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2166 S Hwy 127
Russell Springs, KY 42642
Phone
(270) 866-3341
District
Russell County
County
RUSSELL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
860
Classroom Teachers
55

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.2% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Russell County High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
41%
54%
46%
42%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 234 27.2%
Grade 10 235 27.3%
Grade 11 203 23.6%
Grade 12 184 21.4%
Total 860 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.2% 84.1% 75.7%
Black 0.6% 0.4% 11.5%
Hispanic 13.7% 14.2% 10.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.9% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.8% 72.6% 58.7%
Free lunch eligible 64.9% 69.5% 56.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 3.1% 2.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,117 4,526,154
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 71.5 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.6% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 20.6% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,210 1,791,991
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.8% 88.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.8% 27.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.0% 13.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.7% 15.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.8% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.1% 12.9%
$15,000 or less 14.0% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,060 $21,631,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $1,811,000 4.4%
Staff $650 $1,993,000 4.8%
General Administration $302 $926,000 2.2%
School Administration $503 $1,540,000 3.7%
Operation $1,268 $3,886,000 9.4%
Transportation $783 $2,399,000 5.8%
Other $331 $1,015,000 2.4%
Total Support $4,429 $13,570,000 32.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,039 $6,247,000 15.1%
Total Expenditures $13,527 $41,448,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,910 $5,200,739,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $727 $477,948,000 4.7%
Staff $736 $484,166,000 4.8%
General Administration $291 $191,384,000 1.9%
School Administration $768 $504,692,000 5.0%
Operation $1,171 $769,813,000 7.6%
Transportation $725 $476,816,000 4.7%
Other $397 $260,689,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,815 $3,165,508,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,706 $1,779,038,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $15,431 $10,145,285,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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