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Schools in Hurtsboro

Hurtsboro’s public schools

Russell County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hurtsboro. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 10% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.2
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,505 students on the public path
In brief

Hurtsboro’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hurtsboro’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Dixie Elementary School places highest (better than 75%); Russell County High School lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Hurtsboro, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Russell County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hurtsboro, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–8Russell County Middle Schoolin SealeB−
9–12Russell County High Schoolin SealeC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Russell County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Russell County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,850 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 18.2 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$12,537AL $13,926 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 47.3% · 1841 students tested
Math22%
State average 27.2% · 1848 students tested

Hurtsboro vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Hurtsboro’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hurtsboro—Russell County

Every school in Hurtsboro

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hurtsboroin other towns
Oliver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seale
C+
481 students16:1Rate it →
Ladonia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Phenix City
B+
461 students19:1Rate it →
Mt Olive Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ft Mitchell
424 students18:1Rate it →
Dixie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Opelika
A−
251 students16:1Rate it →
Russell County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Seale
B−
810 students19:1Rate it →
Russell County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Seale
C
1,078 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Hurtsboro’s schools

Are Hurtsboro’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hurtsboro. Russell County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hurtsboro. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hurtsboro in?

Russell County School District.

Where do Hurtsboro kids go to high school?

Russell County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.