Atherton Jr Sr High School

Atherton Jr Sr High School is a low-enrollment high school based in BURTON, Michigan. Enrollment is 323 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 12. Against the 460-student average for high schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 30% lower.

Atherton Community Schools oversees Atherton Jr Sr High School and 2 other schools, with 638 students in total.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Atherton Jr Sr High School is White (41%). Smaller groups are 35% Black, 13% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Genesee County is roughly 72% White. Atherton Jr Sr High School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its teaching staff equals 19.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.7:1. That ratio is under the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. Around 94% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 33 points above the 61% average for public schools in Genesee County.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Genesee County show that median household income is about $62,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Atherton Jr Sr High School is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County, which together enroll about 58,534 students.

The school nearest to Atherton Jr Sr High School is Atherton Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Within five miles of Atherton Jr Sr High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Atherton Jr Sr High School is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment was 376 in 2020-21 and 323 in 2024-25, a decrease of 53 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2020-21 to 16.7:1 in 2024-25.

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