School district · Kentucky

Russellville Independent

Russellville Independent in Kentucky: 4 public schools with 979 students and 14.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,201 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
979
Students per teacher
14.0
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,201
KY $14.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
70.0
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
326
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kentucky's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kentucky: 48%

32%proficient

+6.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 94% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

427 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kentucky: 42%

24%proficient

+4.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

360 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.0K15
$10.4K16
$11.1K17
$12.0K18
$13.9K19
$13.6K20
$12.0K21
$13.1K22
$14.5K23
$15.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
22% · $4.2M
State
53% · $9.8M
Local
25% · $4.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,509
Support services
$6,764
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.2M
Long-term debt
$5.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–545914.628%22%
Russellville Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–821615.937%27%
Russellville High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1230413.3——
7–100———

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
355 South Summer Street, Russellville, KY 42276
Phone
(270)726-8405
Website