About Athens School District
Athens School District is a public school system serving Mcminn County, Tennessee, based in Athens. It serves 1,748 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–8, and is classified as a town: distant district. By enrollment it is the #105 largest of Tennessee’s 149 school systems.
Size and structure
Athens School District enrolls 1,748 students in 3 schools — an average of about 583 students per school. It serves grades PreK–8 and ranks #105 of 149 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Athens School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,748 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Athens School District employs about n/a full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of n/a — not reported for this district.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Tennessee funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Athens School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Tennessee reports on the State Report Card, which since December 2023 assigns A–F school letter grades alongside TCAP achievement, TVAAS growth, graduation, English-learner proficiency and college-and-career readiness. Look up Athens School District on the Tennessee State Report Card.
Accreditation status
Tennessee approves and holds public districts accountable itself through the Department of Education and State Board, rather than requiring a private accreditor; Cognia accreditation is voluntary and used mainly by non-public schools. See the Tennessee Department of Education.
Athens School District vs. Tennessee
See every Tennessee district side by side in the Tennessee directory.
Look up Athens School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):