A total of 595 pupils attended North Russell School between 1895 and 1964.  After being vacant for a few years, it was used as a hall by the North Russell Women’s Institute until 1983.  It is now a private residence owned by Joanne Ford.

Schooling first began near Marvelville when immigrants from Scotland settled in the area in 1835. A log school was erected in 1847.  The Public school Trustees of Union School Section No. 5 Russell and No. 16 Osgoode purchased ½ acre for $75 from Allan Fader’s property in 1910.  A brick building was erected to replace the former school across the creek. It closed as a school in 1965 and is now the Marvelville Community Centre.