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Russell County High School

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Russell County High School ranks 249 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 33% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Russell County High School is a public high school located in Seale, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,042 students. The school is part of the Russell County School District, which is ranked 93 out of 135 districts in Alabama and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Academically, Russell County High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama high schools, with a ranking between 158 and 259 out of 367-378 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average, with only 13.65% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 23.71%. However, the school appears to be performing relatively well for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the top half or top third of Alabama high schools in some academic areas.

In terms of other key metrics, Russell County High School has had a four-year graduation rate ranging from 88.2% to 94.4% over the past few years, which is generally on par with or slightly below the state average. The school's dropout rate has ranged from 5.4% to 6.5% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.1% to 19.4% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Beauregard High School, Smiths Station High School, and Central High School, Russell County High School generally performs worse on academic measures, has higher rates of chronic absenteeism, and serves a higher proportion of low-income students.

1,078

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,679

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

57 Warrior Way
Seale, AL 36875

(334) 468-5701

District: Russell County

Feeder schools for Russell County High School:

Elementary:	Dixie Elementary School
	Ladonia Elementary School
	Mount Olive Intermediate School
	Mt Olive Primary School
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	Oliver Elementary School
Middle:	Russell County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.3%

White:

39.1%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 57th percentile in 2021 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (16% vs 29% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 57th-percentile peak (2021) to 33rd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Alabama avg29%

249^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd of 135Russell County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	249 of 374	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	259 of 378	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	199 of 371	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	187 of 367	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	158 of 371	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	169 of 366	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	198 of 356	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.2	186 of 353	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	171 of 351	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	29.4	258 of 353	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.1	241 of 358	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.8	295 of 358	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.2	320 of 358	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.7	284 of 360	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.0	316 of 358	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	317 of 357	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.3	275 of 359	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.1	324 of 358	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	316 of 357	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.1	316 of 359	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.2	315 of 357	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	88 of 228	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	108 of 231	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	68 of 224	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	50 of 222	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	50 of 228	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	53 of 224	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	83 of 223	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.3	97 of 189	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	208 of 359	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	279 of 366	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	179 of 358	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	195 of 367	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	139 of 359	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	172 of 354	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	174 of 347	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.2	142 of 343	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	32 of 142	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	44 of 139	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.4	21 of 122	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	31 of 114	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	21 of 113	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.7	9 of 103	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	7 of 95	92.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	210 of 367	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	229 of 375	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	118 of 349	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	107 of 361	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	81 of 361	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	134 of 358	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	111 of 349	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.3	143 of 315	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	266 of 363	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	230 of 368	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	230 of 358	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	175 of 366	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	206 of 366	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	177 of 357	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	218 of 350	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.2	216 of 339	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	22 of 24	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.1	17 of 27	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	23 of 26	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.7	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.6	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	36 of 56	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	33 of 40	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	27 of 43	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	164 of 194	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	176 of 198	11.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	127 of 182	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	96 of 169	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	104 of 196	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.7	155 of 171	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	72.4	31 of 160	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	30.7	67 of 83	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	205 of 325	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	245 of 325	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	174 of 317	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	148 of 326	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	92 of 319	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	94 of 313	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	49.6	131 of 300	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.3	88 of 230	61.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-11 vs state

Mathematics14%-10 vs state

English13%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)	Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Russell County High School	Public	9-12	57 Warrior Way	Seale	36875	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5701	1,078	58	18.5	45.0%	422 (39.1%)	467 (43.3%)	89 (8.3%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	80 (7.4%)	30.1	249^th of 374 public high schools	33.4%		31.3	259^th of 378 public high schools	31.5%	10	13.7	21.3	13.3	$10,679	$1,378	$9,293
Alternative Learning Center	Public	5-12	91 Poorhouse Rd	Seale	36875	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	No	(334) 408-4986																			(n/a)
Central High School	Public	9-12	2400 Dobbs Dr	Phenix City	36870	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 298-3626	1,579	85	18.5	56.4%	329 (20.8%)	1,006 (63.7%)	162 (10.3%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.6%)	54.1	159^th of 374 public high schools	57.5%		60.1	124^th of 378 public high schools	67.2%	35	19.8	30.8	27.3	$12,035	$1,574	$10,441
Smiths Station High School	Public	9-12	4228 Panther Parkway	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4060	1,588	102	15.6	39.0%	1,002 (63.1%)	315 (19.8%)	138 (8.7%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	122 (7.7%)	48.8	179^th of 374 public high schools	52.1%		56	143^rd of 378 public high schools	62.2%	36	19.5	26.9	25.2	$9,552	$615	$8,921
Lee County Learning Center	Public	6-12	5630 Lee Road 145	Salem	36874	Lee County	Lee County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 664-4080	0																		(n/a)
Beauregard High School	Public	9-12	7343 Al Highway 51	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 705-6010	533	44	12.1	53.5%	312 (58.5%)	133 (25.0%)	57 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	67.6	102^nd of 374 public high schools	72.7%		66.9	97^th of 378 public high schools	74.3%	5	32.4	35.9	26.4	$11,085	$1,327	$9,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Russell County High School

What schools feed into Russell County High School?

Russell County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dixie Elementary School
Elementary : Ladonia Elementary School
Elementary : Mount Olive Intermediate School
Elementary : Mt Olive Primary School
Elementary : Oliver Elementary School
Middle : Russell County Middle School

How many students attend Russell County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,078 students attended Russell County High School.

Is Russell County High School a good school?

Russell County High School ranks 249^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Russell County High School?

Students at Russell County High School are 43% African American, 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Russell County High School in?

Russell County

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