📍 3000 Dundee Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40205
Atherton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 1,461 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 80.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Atherton High enrolls 1,461 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 80.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 20% Black or African American and 7.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 935 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 294 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 104 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 56 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
571 of the school's 1,461 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 524 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Atherton High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-30, state senate district 19, state house district 34.
Atherton High is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,461 students, Atherton High is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large