📍 401 West Frederick Street, Athens, Bradford County, 18810
Athens Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Athens, Bradford County. The school has 664 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Athens Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Athens Area HS enrolls 664 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2% Asian and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 621 | 94% |
| Asian | 13 | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
560 of the school's 664 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 560 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Athens Area HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 110.
Athens Area HS is one of 4 schools in Athens Area SD, based in Athens, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,023 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 664 students, Athens Area HS is larger than the district average of about 506 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant