📍 255 Highway 80, Russellville, Franklin County, 35654
Tharptown High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Russellville, Franklin County. The school has 391 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin County school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
Tharptown High School enrolls 391 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 45% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 197 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 45% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
284 of the school's 391 students (73%) 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.
Tharptown High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-40.
Tharptown High School is one of 10 schools in Franklin County, based in Russellville, Alabama. The district serves 3,563 students district-wide and employs 229 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 391 students, Tharptown High School is close to the district average of about 356 students per school.
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