There were 3,343 white students enrolled in Russell County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
Data showed that Russell County school districts welcomed 3,454 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 96.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county’s school districts.
Russell County Public Schools has a main office in Lebanon and is the only school district within Russell County.
As of November 2023, according to Public School Review, in the 2023-24 school year, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools.
| District | % White Students | Total Students |
|---|---|---|
| Russell County Public Schools District | 96.8% | 3,454 |

