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Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
402:1
Student Diversity
Male
50.7%
Female
49.3%
White
46.9%
Black
38.4%
Hispanic
9.7%
Two or more races
3.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.2%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Auburn University244 Students
University of Alabama - Birmingham185 Students
Troy University179 Students
The University of Alabama175 Students
Jacksonville State University157 Students
University of South Alabama151 Students
Central Alabama Community College123 Students
Samford University69 Students
Alabama State University68 Students
Auburn University at Montgomery68 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing94 Students
Business47 Students
Psychology34 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies31 Students
Biology25 Students
Sport and Fitness Management21 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science18 Students
Pre-Law Studies18 Students
Physical Therapy18 Students
Marketing17 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
3.8130 Reviews
4.0Senior
10/10/2024
My experience at Benjamin Russell High School was unique. In the beginning I played two sports: volleyball and soccer. I was also an honors student. I enjoyed the interactions these classes allowed me to have with other students as well as with the faculty members to my school. I also participated in SGA as a representative. As I advanced to the eleventh grade I was given the opportunity to get a head start on my college classes by dual enrolling at Central Alabama Community College. As these new much harder classes began I started to focusing more of my time on studying. I then decided that soccer was my favorite of the two sports so I began playing travel soccer also. I would love to see my school get more help with the athletic programs. Coaches that cherish time spent training and molding the students to be better all around people. My overall experience at BRHS was a great experience. As my principal would say "Its a great day to be a wildcat."
5.0Alum
6/27/2023
I just graduated from Benjamin Russell May 26 2023. I had some bad and good experience there but my good out weigh my bad experience. What I loved about Benjamin Russell they really cared about the students and staff as a whole didn't matter who you were we all got treated the same. Mr. Benfield made Benjamin Russell a family way from home he taught us the true meaning of being as a family. The story only bad things happen there was when students picked on the lest fortunate students and I didn't like that at all.
4.0Alum
8/16/2022
BRHS was a great high school. The teacher that I had were very passionate about their jobs and cared about their students and their lives after high school. The academics and their point of view on being college and career ready was excellent. I truly felt prepared for college upon graduation.
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