Athens City
Athens City is a public school district in Alabama serving 4,840 students across 8 schools. It includes 5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high schools. Its graduation rate of 89.6% is above the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $15,353 is near the national average for a US public school district. 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Athens Elementary School | PK–03 | 408 |
| Athens Intermediate School | 04–05 | 586 |
| Brookhill Elementary School | KG–03 | 366 |
| James L Cowart Elementary School | KG–03 | 332 |
| Julian Newman Elementary School | PK–03 | 371 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Athens Middle School | 06–08 | 958 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Athens High School | 09–12 | 1,173 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Athens Renaissance School | KG–12 | 646 |
Funding is shared between state (39%) and local sources (52%), with limited federal reliance.
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.