Atherton High

Atherton High is one of the sizable senior highs in Louisville, Kentucky, one of the schools within Jefferson County, with 1,466 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 163% above the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Jefferson County runs 167 schools in total, collectively educating 95,124 students. Atherton High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Atherton High shows that White students make up the majority at 63%; the rest breaks down as 18% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Atherton High lists 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Atherton High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.8%, the actual is 57.8%, a residual of +8.0 points.

Around the school, census data for Jefferson County shows median household earnings sit near $69,866, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Atherton High is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

The closest other public school is Brooklawn, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Atherton High's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,471 (now 1,466). Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

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