📍 225 Heard Blvd, Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, 35010
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.
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.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 38% Black or African American and 9.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 381 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 312 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
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.
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.
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