Athens City School District, Ohio

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Athens City School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,304 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Athens City School District is a school district in Ohio (Athens County). During the 2024 school year, 2,304 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Athens City School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Paul Grippa
Dave Hayden
Sean Parsons
Rusty Rittenhouse
Charity Wilhelm

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$4,622,000	$1,985	10%
Local:	$29,402,000	$12,630	66%
State:	$10,701,000	$4,597	24%
Total:	$44,725,000	$19,212

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$58,769,000	$25,244
Total Current Expenditures:	$36,144,000	$15,525
Instructional Expenditures:	$24,024,000	$10,319	41%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,598,000	$1,545	6%
Administration:	$3,339,000	$1,434	6%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$5,183,000	$2,226	9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$20,452,000	$8,785
Construction:	$20,172,000	$8,664
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$2,173,000	$933

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	55	>=90	50-59	40-59	PS	65-69	53
2020-2021	50	70-79	21-39	40-59	PS	60-69	49
2018-2019	60	75-79	50-59	60-69		55-59	59
2017-2018	61	75-79	50-59	50-59	PS	65-69	60
2016-2017	66	70-74	50-59	70-79		60-69	65
2015-2016	62	80-84	30-39	70-79		60-64	62
2014-2015	67	75-79	50-59	70-79		50-59	67
2013-2014	75	85-89	50-59	70-79	PS	65-69	75
2012-2013	74	85-89	>=80	80-89	PS	60-69	73
2011-2012	76	85-89	60-79	60-79	PS	70-79	75
2010-2011	74	90-94	40-59	60-79	PS	65-69	74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	62	60-69	50-59	60-79	PS	75-79	61
2020-2021	61	70-79	40-59	40-59	PS	70-79	60
2018-2019	66	65-69	60-69	60-69		70-74	65
2017-2018	67	65-69	70-79	70-79	PS	70-74	67
2016-2017	70	75-79	70-79	80-89		70-79	68
2015-2016	64	60-64	50-59	80-89		70-74	63
2014-2015	80	75-79	70-79	80-89		80-89	79
2013-2014	83	90-94	70-79	80-89	PS	85-89	83
2012-2013	82	90-94	>=80	80-89	PS	80-89	81
2011-2012	82	90-94	>=80	>=80	PS	70-79	81
2010-2011	84	85-89	60-79	>=80	PS	85-89	84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	90	PS	PS	>=50		>=50	90-94
2020-2021	90-94	>=50	PS	PS		>=50	90-94
2019-2020	88	>=50	>=50	>=50		>=50	85-89
2018-2019	93	>=50	PS	PS		PS	90-94
2017-2018	90	>=80	PS	PS	PS	PS	90-94
2016-2017	90-94	>=50	PS	>=50		PS	90-94
2015-2016	89	>=50	>=50	PS		PS	85-89
2014-2015	91	>=50	>=50	>=50	PS	PS	90-94
2013-2014	90-94	>=50	PS	>=50		PS	90-94
2012-2013	90-94	>=50	PS	PS		>=50	90-94
2011-2012	89	PS	PS	PS		>=50	85-89
2010-2011	89	>=50	>=50	PS	PS	PS	85-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	2,304	-1.3
2022-2023	2,335	0.3
2021-2022	2,328	0.7
2020-2021	2,311	-9.3
2019-2020	2,526	-1.8
2018-2019	2,571	-0.9
2017-2018	2,593	-1.6
2016-2017	2,635	-2.2
2015-2016	2,692	-2.2
2014-2015	2,751	1.1
2013-2014	2,721	0.1
2012-2013	2,718	2.4
2011-2012	2,654	-3.8
2010-2011	2,756	-3.0
2009-2010	2,839	-3.5
2008-2009	2,938	0.6
2007-2008	2,919	-0.1
2006-2007	2,922	-1.4
2005-2006	2,964	0.2
2004-2005	2,958	-0.6
2003-2004	2,975	0.7
2002-2003	2,955	0.1
2001-2002	2,953	-4.3
2000-2001	3,079	-4.5
1999-2000	3,218	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Athens City School District (%)	Ohio K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	3.5	2.9
Black	3.2	17.0
Hispanic	3.1	7.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	5.9	6.3
White	84.2	65.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Athens City School District had 150.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.31.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	7.96
Kindergarten:	9.51
Elementary:	55.03
Secondary:	76.00
Total:	150.50

Athens City School District employed 1.80 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	1.80
District Administrative Support:	15.25
School Administrators:	8.00
School Administrative Support:	11.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	40.16
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00
Library/Media Support:	4.88
Student Support Services:	35.36
Other Support Services:	227.17

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Athens City School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Athens High School	693	9-12
Athens Middle School	360	7-8
East Elementary School	334	PK-3
Morrison Gordon Elementary School	387	PK-3
The Plains Intermediate School	530	4-6

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