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Athens High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Athens High School
Set in TROY, Michigan, Athens High School is a substantial 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Troy School District. It educates 1,468 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 219% above the state mean of about 460.
Athens High School is one of 21 schools operated by Troy School District, a district that enrolls 11,596 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Athens High School lists that 62% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 22% Asian, 6% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 16% of students at Athens High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is south of typical.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Oakland County indicate median household income runs about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Athens High School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).
The closest other public school is Costello Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 1,560 students in 2018 compared to 1,468 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 62% across the same window.
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