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Athens Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Athens, Limestone County. The school has 408 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Athens City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
Athens Elementary School enrolls 408 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 157 | 38% |
| White | 145 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 408 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Athens Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-50.
Athens Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Athens City, based in Athens, Alabama. The district serves 5,405 students district-wide and employs 263 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 408 students, Athens Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 676 students per school.
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