📍 1420 Athens Drive, Raleigh, Wake County, 27606
Athens Drive High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Raleigh, Wake County. The school has 2,062 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 127.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 22 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Athens Drive High enrolls 2,062 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 127.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 25% Black or African American and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 848 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 513 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 452 | 22% |
| Asian | 158 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 87 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
937 of the school's 2,062 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 860 qualify for free lunch and 77 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Athens Drive High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 NC-20, state senate district 15, state house district 11.
Athens Drive High is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,062 students, Athens Drive High is larger than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large