📍 708 e College St, Athens, Henderson County, 75751
Athens H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Athens, Henderson County. The school has 928 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bryan Gorka. It is part of the Athens Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Athens H S enrolls 928 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 464 | 50% |
| White | 301 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 114 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
700 of the school's 928 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 663 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 H S 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 TX-50, state senate district 3, state house district 4.
Athens H S is one of 5 schools in ATHENS ISD, based in ATHENS, Texas. The district serves 3,029 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 928 students, Athens H S is larger than the district average of about 606 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant