State/Public High Open

Benjamin Russell High School

225 Heard Blvd, Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, 35010

812
Pupils
15.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Benjamin Russell High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alexander City, Tallapoosa County. The school has 812 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alexander City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.

School details

School district
Alexander City

Enrollment & staffing

Benjamin Russell High School enrolls 812 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.

Male students
412 (51%)
Female students
400 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
52.5
Student-teacher ratio
15.5:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 38% Black or African American and 9.7% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White38147%
Black or African American31238%
Hispanic or Latino799.7%
Two or more races303.7%
Asian101.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

310 of the school's 812 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades 9–12Title I

Benjamin Russell High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-30.

School district: Alexander City

Benjamin Russell High School is one of 5 schools in Alexander City, based in Alexander City, Alabama. The district serves 2,836 students district-wide and employs 169 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 812 students, Benjamin Russell High School is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.

2,836
District students
5
Schools
169
Teachers (FTE)

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