Editing Russell, Iowa (section)

==Schools==
The city is within the [[Chariton Community School District]],<ref>"[https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_CHARITON.pdf Chariton]." [[Iowa Department of Education]]. Retrieved on June 18, 2018.</ref> which operates [[Chariton High School]].

The [[Russell Community School District]] at one time maintained its own K-12 school, with a five-member board of education overseeing operation of the district. Athletic teams were known as the Trojans.

The Russell School District was forced to close in 2008, making it the second time this happened in the state of Iowa; the other was [[Hedrick, Iowa|Hedrick]] in 1990. The Iowa Board of Education cited the district's financial problems, which left Russell school officials unable to provide students with a first-rate education.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20140815105728/http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/16610721.html Education Board Closes Russell School District]," [[KCRG-TV]]9, March 12, 2008. Accessed 05-11-2012. [http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/16610721.html]</ref>