Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Russell Springs’s public schools outscore 85% of Kentucky districts
45% of students in Russell Springs’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kentucky average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Russell Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kentucky, not nationally.
From Kentucky state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Russell Springs’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 45% in spring 2022, against 45% and 38% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 91%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,819 per student, against $14,752 across Kentucky (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Russell County Middle School, then 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.
What’s behind Russell Springs’s grade
A: better than 85% of Kentucky school districts, #39 of 139 Kentucky towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kentucky average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Russell Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Russell Springs
Russell Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 632 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Russell Springs
Russell Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 632 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Russell Springs
Russell Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 632 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Russell Springs
Russell Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 632 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Russell Springs
Russell Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 632 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Russell Springs
Russell Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 632 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Russell Springs
Russell Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 632 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Russell Springs
Russell County Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 652 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Russell Springs
Russell County Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 652 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Russell Springs
Russell County Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 652 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Russell Springs
Russell County High School
Grades 9–12 · 859 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Russell Springs
Russell County High School
Grades 9–12 · 859 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Russell Springs
Russell County High School
Grades 9–12 · 859 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Russell Springs
Russell County High School
Grades 9–12 · 859 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Russell Springs’s public schools are run by Russell County School District, which also serves Jamestown. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Russell Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Russell Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Springs | A | Russell County |
| Jamestown | A | Russell County |
Every school in Russell Springs
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Lake Cumberland Area Technology Center).
Questions about Russell Springs’s schools
Are Russell Springs’s schools good?
By Kentucky’s own tests, yes: the public schools Russell Springs children attend outscore 85% of Kentucky’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #39 of 139 Kentucky towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Russell Springs in?
Russell County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,024 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Russell Springs kids go to high school?
Russell County High School, with 859 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Russell Springs’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Russell County School District graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky.
How much does Russell Springs spend per student?
$12,819 in Russell County School District (FY2024), against $14,752 across Kentucky. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Russell Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Russell Springs → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.