Impact of COVID-19 on Russell County High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 184th of 285 High schools | Ranks 136th of 276 High schools | 15.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English (Russell County High School) | 42 | 44 | 2% |
11th Grade English (Russell County) | 42 | 44 | 2% |
11th Grade English (Kentucky) | 49.1 | 47 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Russell County High School) | 23.6 | 33 | 9.4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Russell County) | 23.6 | 33 | 9.4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky) | 36.4 | 33 | 3.4% |
11th Grade Reading (Russell County High School) | 37.3 | 42 | 4.7% |
11th Grade Reading (Russell County) | 37.3 | 42 | 4.7% |
11th Grade Reading (Kentucky) | 46 | 44 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 843 | 832 | 1.3% |
African American | 10 | 6 | 40% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 8 | 166.7% |
Hispanic | 36 | 101 | 180.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 4 | |
White | 787 | 702 | 10.8% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 11 | 120% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 61.6% | 64.3% | 2.7% |