Total enrollment
3,029
+47 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in ATHENS ISD
Texas · 3,029 students · 1 city
ATHENS ISD reports 5 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 3,029 Texas students (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in ATHENS ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ATHENS ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #516 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,029 | #291 of 760 | #3,191 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #296 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #537 of 758 | #5,642 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 76.5% | #172 of 750 | #1,435 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #129 of 557 | #1,281 of 6,853 |
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 ISD
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Bel Air Elementary School at 46.2% proficient to Athens High School at 32.0%, a gap of 14.2 points. That is the 303rd widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 3,118 to 3,029 students (down 3%) and from 202 to 200 full-time teachers (down 1%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHENS H S | Athens | High | 09-12 | 879 |
| ATHENS MIDDLE | Athens | Middle | 06-08 | 660 |
| CENTRAL ATHENS | Athens | Elementary | PK-05 | 568 |
| BEL AIR EL | Athens | Elementary | PK-05 | 465 |
| SOUTH ATHENS EL | Athens | Elementary | PK-05 | 457 |
About ATHENS ISD
As a rural-scale district in Texas, ATHENS ISD instructs 3,029 students across 5 schools.
For a sense of the school types, ATHENS ISD comprises 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,029 students, remained close to its prior level from the 2,982 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for ATHENS ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.