📍 646 Belfast School Rd., Rosedale, Russell County, 24280
Belfast Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rosedale, Russell County. The school has 140 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Russell County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belfast Elementary enrolls 140 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.4% Two or more races and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 137 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 140 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 125 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Belfast Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 4.
Belfast Elementary is one of 13 schools in Russell County Public Schools, based in Lebanon, Virginia. The district serves 3,345 students district-wide and employs 288 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 140 students, Belfast Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 257 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant