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Athens City Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 5,034 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Athens City Schools is a school district in Alabama (Limestone County). During the 2024 school year, 5,034 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

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

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Elections

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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Karen Clem
Toby Harrison
Shannon Hutton
Beverly Malone
Anthony Townsend

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Athens City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 5Danny CrawfordRepublican Party 96% 20%
Alabama House of Representatives District 2Ben HarrisonRepublican Party 4% < 1%

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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.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,934,000 $1,657 9%
Local: $45,504,000 $9,504 52%
State: $33,925,000 $7,085 39%
Total: $87,363,000 $18,246
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $73,512,000 $15,353
Total Current Expenditures: $51,018,000 $10,655
Instructional Expenditures: $30,377,000 $6,344 41%
Student and Staff Support: $5,319,000 $1,110 7%
Administration: $5,250,000 $1,096 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,072,000 $2,103 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $18,506,000 $3,865
Construction: $18,050,000 $3,769
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $782,000 $163
Interest on Debt: $2,983,000 $623

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."[2]

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 (%)
2020-2021 27 21-39 12 14 <50 20-24 36
2018-2019 50 60-69 29 34 21-39 50-54 61
2017-2018 54 60-69 35 41 40-59 65-69 63
2016-2017 45 40-59 30 27 <50 55-59 51
2015-2016 47 60-79 30 30-34 <50 >=50 56
2014-2015 48 60-79 29 30-34 >=50 45-49 60
2013-2014 50 70-79 28 40-44 PS 40-49 60
2012-2013 83 80-89 70 75-79 >=50 >=80 90
2011-2012 87 >=90 75 80-84 >=50 >=50 93
2010-2011 85 >=80 74 75-79 >=50 >=50 92

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 (%)
2020-2021 51 40-59 31 26 <50 40-44 66
2018-2019 51 50-59 31 25 21-39 50-54 66
2017-2018 51 30-39 32 25 21-39 60-64 64
2016-2017 44 40-59 29 23 <50 50-54 52
2015-2016 44 40-59 30 20-24 <50 >=50 53
2014-2015 47 60-79 29 25-29 <50 50-54 59
2013-2014 52 70-79 32 30-34 PS 30-39 64
2012-2013 88 70-79 80 80-84 >=50 60-79 93
2011-2012 90 >=90 82 85-89 >=50 >=50 95
2010-2011 90 >=80 80 85-89 >=50 >=50 95

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 (%)
2019-2020 89 >=50 90-94 80-84 PS >=80 90-94
2018-2019 91 >=50 >=90 80-89 PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 89 >=50 85-89 70-79 PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 89 >=50 75-79 >=80 >=50 90-94
2015-2016 90 PS 80-84 >=80 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 97 PS >=90 >=80 PS PS >=95
2013-2014 94 PS >=90 >=80 PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 90-94 PS 80-89 >=80 PS 90-94
2011-2012 87 80-84 >=80 PS 90-94
2010-2011 85 PS 70-74 >=80 PS 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 5,034 3.9
2022-2023 4,840 1.1
2021-2022 4,788 5.2
2020-2021 4,538 0.7
2019-2020 4,505 4.9
2018-2019 4,284 -5.6
2017-2018 4,524 -12.8
2016-2017 5,101 22.9
2015-2016 3,933 13.0
2014-2015 3,420 4.1
2013-2014 3,279 2.3
2012-2013 3,205 0.1
2011-2012 3,201 1.2
2010-2011 3,161 1.2
2009-2010 3,122 1.6
2008-2009 3,071 2.8
2007-2008 2,985 3.8
2006-2007 2,873 0.4
2005-2006 2,861 3.6
2004-2005 2,758 2.0
2003-2004 2,702 -3.9
2002-2003 2,807 0.0
2001-2002 2,807 -1.0
2000-2001 2,835 -0.3
1999-2000 2,844 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Athens City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6 1.5
Black 15.8 31.6
Hispanic 20.7 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 6.0 3.8
White 55.2 51.0

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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Athens City Schools had 270.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.62.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 20.00
Elementary: 112.70
Secondary: 129.60
Total: 270.30

Athens City Schools employed 10.00 district administrators and 23.25 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 3.65
School Administrators: 23.25
School Administrative Support: 9.35
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 42.70
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 22.00
Other Support Services: 74.63

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Athens City Schools operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Athens Elementary School442PK-3
Athens High School1,2289-12
Athens Intermediate School6074-5
Athens Middle School9116-8
Athens Renaissance School785KG-12
Brookhill Elementary School348KG-3
James L Cowart Elementary School331KG-3
Julian Newman Elementary School382PK-3


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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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