Total enrollment
961
-99 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Athens CUSD 213
Illinois · 961 students · 2 cities
In total, Athens CUSD 213 hosts 4 public K-12 schools with about 961 students, averaging 240 per school.
4-year change in Athens CUSD 213
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Athens CUSD 213 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #74 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 961 | #358 of 508 | #7,095 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #193 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #275 of 506 | #3,569 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 34.5% | #340 of 456 | #6,163 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Athens CUSD 213
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Cantrall Elementary School at 63.2% proficient to Athens Sr High School at 38.5%, a gap of 24.7 points. That is the 60th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,112 to 961 students (down 14%) and from 69 to 72 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantrall Elem School | Cantrall | Elementary | PK-03 | 334 |
| Athens Sr High School | Athens | High | 09-12 | 299 |
| Cantrall Intermediate School | Cantrall | Middle | 04-06 | 184 |
| Athens Junior High School | Athens | Middle | 07-08 | 144 |
About Athens CUSD 213
Across 4 schools, Athens CUSD 213 educates about 961 students in Illinois. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
In terms of grade levels, Athens CUSD 213 spans 1 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 240 in this district, meaningfully below the Illinois typical of 480.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 961 students, declined 9% from the 1,060 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Athens CUSD 213 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.