Russellville High School

Summary:

Russellville High School is a public high school serving 335 students in grades 9-12 in Russellville, Kentucky. The school is part of the Russellville Independent School District, which is ranked 150 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Russellville High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 66th out of 285 Kentucky high schools in 2018-2019 to 140th out of 290 in 2023-2024. This is in contrast to the nearby Franklin-Simpson High School, which has maintained a higher ranking and 3-star rating. Russellville High School's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White and low-income students performing relatively well, but African American, multi-racial, and Hispanic students struggling and ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Kentucky high schools. The school's test scores, particularly in mathematics, are generally below state averages, with only 18% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT Mathematics compared to the state average of 30%.

Despite these challenges, Russellville High School has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 95.9%, which is above the state average. However, the school's high rate of economic disadvantage, with 68.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to its overall academic performance challenges. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $16,331 in 2018-2019 was higher than the nearby Franklin-Simpson High School, but this higher spending does not appear to be translating into significantly better academic outcomes for Russellville High School students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1101 W 9th St
       Russellville, KY  42276


(270) 726-8421

District: Russellville Independent

SchoolDigger Rank:
140th of 290 Kentucky High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,211 Help


Feeder schools for Russellville High School:

Elementary:    R E Stevenson Elementary School
Middle:    Russellville Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  335

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.1%
African American:
19.4%
Hispanic:
14.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Russellville High School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.98. (See more...)
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Compare Details Russellville High School ranks better than 51.7% of high schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.02. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Russellville High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Russellville High School is $17,211.
Schooldigger 2019 Rankings:

Russellville High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Russellville High School 140th of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See Russellville High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Russellville Independent:

SchoolDigger ranks Russellville Independent 150th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Russellville High School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 24.04 230th 284 19.0%
2008 8.44 274th 287 4.5%
2009 14.74 266th 289 8.0%
2010 12.45 281st 299 6.0%
2011 19.63 268th 304 11.8%
2012 15.50 293rd 319 8.2%
2013 15.23 302nd 335 9.9%
2014 15.64 305th 335 9.0%
2015 16.93 301st 337 10.7%
2016 31.95 254th 331 23.3%
2017 24.15 279th 330 15.5%
2018 27.77 263rd 322 18.3%
2019 20.98 289th 335 13.7%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Russellville High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Russellville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 74.44 37th 217 82.9%
2008 55.85 78th 217 64.1%
2009 58.82 76th 217 65.0%
2010 42.82 134th 223 39.9%
2011 57.76 77th 226 65.9%
2012 38.67 143rd 229 37.6%
2013 50.69 146th 291 49.8%
2014 56.04 130th 290 55.2%
2015 54.35 145th 295 50.8%
2016 48.42 173rd 288 39.9%
2017 41.69 201st 287 30.0%
2018 20.04 212th 271 21.8%
2019 68.20 66th 285 76.8%
2021 46.00 124th 267 53.6%
2022 45.25 143rd 271 47.2%
2023 46.72 143rd 276 48.2%
2024 50.02 140th 290 51.7%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Russellville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 12.19 74th 77 3.9%
2024 19.93 76th 87 12.6%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Russellville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.88 200th 232 13.8%
2019 63.91 78th 254 69.3%
2021 43.70 123rd 234 47.4%
2022 53.85 104th 266 60.9%
2023 51.58 111th 272 59.2%
2024 53.05 112th 274 59.1%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Russellville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.97 209th 234 10.7%
2019 56.44 114th 249 54.2%
2021 57.76 73rd 236 69.1%
2022 47.99 134th 252 46.8%
2023 51.29 117th 253 53.8%
2024 41.84 154th 261 41.0%
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Rank History for high school Gifted and Talented students at Russellville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.53 59th 102 42.2%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Russellville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.64 197th 237 16.9%
2019 59.88 85th 251 66.1%
2021 31.59 168th 238 29.4%
2022 35.16 164th 257 36.2%
2023 44.60 137th 259 47.1%
2024 52.01 122nd 262 53.4%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Russellville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.49 41st 94 56.4%
2021 88.16 9th 78 88.5%
2022 22.73 73rd 89 18.0%
2023 41.98 49th 83 41.0%
2024 8.30 90th 93 3.2%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Russellville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 8.74 113th 116 2.6%
2024 50.44 54th 124 56.5%
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Rank History for high school White students at Russellville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.77 168th 198 15.2%
2019 74.24 41st 219 81.3%
2021 46.99 88th 203 56.7%
2022 68.58 50th 260 80.8%
2023 64.49 67th 264 74.6%
2024 72.80 48th 273 82.4%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Russellville High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 374 68 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 443
1989 333 70 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 403
1990 283 82 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 367
1991 281 59 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 341
1992 285 82 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 369
1993 305 99 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 404
1994 295 119 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 417
1995 294 115 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 412
1996 294 115 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 412
1997 265 107 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 375
1998 290 96 0 1 0 n/a n/a 1 388
1999 293 94 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 390
2000 294 100 1 0 0 n/a n/a 1 396
2001 281 94 2 0 0 n/a n/a 1 378
2002 236 90 4 3 1 n/a n/a 0 334
2003 236 90 4 3 1 n/a n/a 0 334
2004 243 98 4 6 2 n/a n/a 0 353
2005 268 94 4 4 1 n/a n/a 0 371
2006 238 91 3 5 1 n/a n/a 0 338
2007 225 100 4 10 1 n/a n/a 7 347
2008 216 85 3 12 2 n/a n/a 9 327
2009 289 142 2 16 1 n/a n/a 6 456
2010 289 140 1 16 1 n/a n/a 6 453
2011 267 128 3 11 1 0 13 0 423
2012 254 115 3 16 0 0 35 0 423
2013 317 135 4 25 0 0 28 0 509
2014 316 134 7 36 0 0 38 0 531
2015 306 131 6 42 0 0 37 0 522
2016 307 129 7 39 1 0 47 0 530
2017 309 127 7 49 1 0 56 0 549
2018 300 134 8 47 2 0 61 0 552
2019 290 116 9 55 1 0 58 0 529
2020 173 59 6 27 1 0 34 0 300
2021 120 49 4 25 0 0 20 0 218
2022 166 79 5 44 0 0 39 0 333
2023 168 65 3 50 0 0 49 0 335

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Russellville High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 443 26.9 16.4 n/a
1989 403 27.4 14.7 n/a
1990 367 28.5 12.8 n/a
1991 341 27.7 12.3 n/a
1992 369 27.5 13.4 n/a
1993 404 26.3 15.4 n/a
1994 417 26.2 15.9 n/a
1995 412 28.5 14.5 n/a
1996 412 28.5 14.5 n/a
1997 375 26.4 14.2 30.4
1998 388 24.5 15.8 40.6
1999 390 21.6 18.1 37.4
2000 396 22.4 17.7 44.6
2001 378 24.3 15.6 40.3
2002 334 22.0 15.2 62.6
2003 334 22.0 15.2 62.6
2004 353 19.0 18.6 n/a
2005 371 21.5 17.3 n/a
2006 338 23.0 14.7 50
2007 347 19.0 18.3 52.9
2008 327 19.8 16.5 56.6
2009 456 26.0 17.5 64
2010 453 23.0 19.7 63.1
2011 423 29.1 14.5 62.9
2012 423 29.0 14.5 60.8
2013 509 32.4 15.6 63.1
2014 531 33.2 15.9 62.3
2015 522 36.0 14.5 63.8
2016 530 36.0 14.7 67.7
2017 549 36.0 15.2 68.3
2018 552 40.2 13.7 73.9
2019 529 39.5 13.3 67.1
2020 300 24.0 12.5 61.7
2021 218 20.8 10.4 60.6
2022 333 21.6 15.4 63.4
2023 335 24.8 13.5 68.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Russellville High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 443 26.9 16.4 n/a
1989 403 27.4 14.7 n/a
1990 367 28.5 12.8 n/a
1991 341 27.7 12.3 n/a
1992 369 27.5 13.4 n/a
1993 404 26.3 15.4 n/a
1994 417 26.2 15.9 n/a
1995 412 28.5 14.5 n/a
1996 412 28.5 14.5 n/a
1997 375 26.4 14.2 30.4
1998 388 24.5 15.8 40.6
1999 390 21.6 18.1 37.4
2000 396 22.4 17.7 44.6
2001 378 24.3 15.6 40.3
2002 334 22.0 15.2 62.6
2003 334 22.0 15.2 62.6
2004 353 19.0 18.6 n/a
2005 371 21.5 17.3 n/a
2006 338 23.0 14.7 50
2007 347 19.0 18.3 52.9
2008 327 19.8 16.5 56.6
2009 456 26.0 17.5 64
2010 453 23.0 19.7 63.1
2011 423 29.1 14.5 62.9
2012 423 29.0 14.5 60.8
2013 509 32.4 15.6 63.1
2014 531 33.2 15.9 62.3
2015 522 36.0 14.5 63.8
2016 530 36.0 14.7 67.7
2017 549 36.0 15.2 68.3
2018 552 40.2 13.7 73.9
2019 529 39.5 13.3 67.1
2020 300 24.0 12.5 61.7
2021 218 20.8 10.4 60.6
2022 333 21.6 15.4 63.4
2023 335 24.8 13.5 68.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Russellville High School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $475 (3.1%) $225 (1.5%) $700 (4.5%) $9,584 (61.9%) $2,785 (18.0%) $12,369 (79.9%) $15,477
2019 $691 (4.2%) $577 (3.5%) $1,268 (7.8%) $9,957 (61.0%) $3,260 (20.0%) $13,217 (80.9%) $16,331
2020 $1,118 (5.9%) $878 (4.6%) $1,995 (10.4%) $11,326 (59.3%) $3,433 (18.0%) $14,759 (77.3%) $19,091
2021 $737 (4.3%) $988 (5.8%) $1,725 (10.0%) $10,185 (59.3%) $3,045 (17.7%) $13,356 (77.8%) $17,176
2022 $1,001 (5.8%) $886 (5.1%) $1,887 (11.0%) $9,849 (57.2%) $3,923 (22.8%) $13,772 (80.0%) $17,211

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Russellville High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 66th of 285 High schoolsRanks 143rd of 276 High schools
 28.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English (Russellville High School)69.140
 29.1%
   11th Grade English (Russellville Independent)69.140
 29.1%
   11th Grade English (Kentucky)49.147
 2.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Russellville High School)38.222
 16.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Russellville Independent)38.222
 16.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky)36.433
 3.4%
11th Grade Reading (Russellville High School)52.740
 12.7%
   11th Grade Reading (Russellville Independent)52.740
 12.7%
   11th Grade Reading (Kentucky)4644
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students529335
 36.7%
African American11665
 44%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian93
 66.7%
Hispanic5550
 9.1%
Pacific Islander00
White290168
 42.1%
Two or More Races5849
 15.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.1%68.7%
 1.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Russellville High School

Russellville High School ranks 140th of 290 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 335 students attended Russellville High School.

Students at Russellville High School are 50% White, 19% African American, 15% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races.

Russellville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : R E Stevenson Elementary School
Middle : Russellville Middle School


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