Athens Junior High School

Athens Junior High School, an one-room-style middle-grades school in Athens, Illinois, overseen by Athens CUSD 213, works with 144 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 69% smaller than the state mean of about 462.

Athens CUSD 213 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 961 students. Athens Junior High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Athens Junior High School shows that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Athens Junior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.3%; this one delivers 44.6%.

Around the school, Menard County reports that median household income runs about $82,176, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Menard County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,701 students), Athens Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Athens Sr High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Athens Junior High School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.0%.

Athens Junior High School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 164 students in 2018 compared to 144 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.