The study investigated the impact of record keeping on the administration of public secondary schools in Benue South Senatorial District, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 768 teachers from 101 public secondary schools. A sample of 300 respondents representing 39% of the population for the study from 20 schools representing 20% of the schools was selected using simple random sampling technique. Record keeping and School Administration Questionnaire (RKSAQ) was used for data collection. It was validated by three research experts and the reliability was determined using Cronbach Alpha statistics. The result of the reliability was 0.91. Mean Scores and Standard Deviations was to answer the research questions. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that keeping of historical and academic records has significant positive impact on the administration of public secondary schools. It was concluded that proper keeping of records would enhance administration of public secondary schools. It was recommended that public secondary schools principals in Nigeria should ensure regular keeping of historical and academic records. This could enhance administration of public secondary schools in Nigeria.