Russell County
A public school district in Phenix City, Alabama, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,850
- Students enrolled
- 211.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 361.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,199
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,850 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,538th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 52nd of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,199 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 18% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Russell County spent $12,199 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,995 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,199 | $45.1 million | 3,695 |
| FY2022 | $11,388 | $42.2 million | 3,710 |
| FY2021 | $11,013 | $38.8 million | 3,519 |
| FY2020 | $10,005 | $35.1 million | 3,509 |
| FY2019 | $9,845 | $33.9 million | 3,447 |
| FY2018 | $9,371 | $32.8 million | 3,503 |
| FY2017 | $9,427 | $32.0 million | 3,399 |
| FY2016 | $8,578 | $30.9 million | 3,598 |
| FY2015 | $8,252 | $30.0 million | 3,638 |
| FY2014 | $8,075 | $29.0 million | 3,595 |
| FY2013 | $7,835 | $27.9 million | 3,555 |
| FY2012 | $7,644 | $26.7 million | 3,491 |
| FY2011 | $8,526 | $28.3 million | 3,324 |
| FY2010 | $8,611 | $29.4 million | 3,410 |
| FY2009 | $8,704 | $30.0 million | 3,445 |
| FY2008 | $9,225 | $31.2 million | 3,383 |
| FY2007 | $8,178 | $29.4 million | 3,594 |
| FY2006 | $7,244 | $27.9 million | 3,850 |
| FY2005 | $6,995 | $25.9 million | 3,702 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $12.4 million | 21.9% |
| State | $32.6 million | 57.7% |
| Local | $11.6 million | 20.5% |
| Total | $56.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Alternative Learning Center | |
| Dixie Elementary School | 251 |
| Ladonia Elementary School | 461 |
| Mount Olive Intermediate School | 345 |
| Mt Olive Primary School | 424 |
| Oliver Elementary School | 481 |
| Russell County High School | 1,078 |
| Russell County Middle School | 810 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0102880
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Alabama — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Alabama — A to Z, each with its page.
- Alabama on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved