📍 1 High School Rd, The Plains, Athens County, 45780
Athens High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in The Plains, Athens County. The school has 692 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Athens City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Athens High School enrolls 692 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 5.3% Two or more races and 4.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 580 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 34 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
280 of the school's 692 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 243 qualify for free lunch and 37 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 High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 94.
Athens High School is one of 5 schools in Athens City School District, based in Chauncey, Ohio. The district serves 2,267 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 692 students, Athens High School is larger than the district average of about 453 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant