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Schools in Athens · Athens Community Unit School District 213

Athens’s public schools outscore 66% of Illinois districts

38% of students in Athens’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Athens, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
38%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 39% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
2
777 students on the public path
In brief

Athens’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1440 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Athens’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 38% and math 29% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,087 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Athens Junior High School, then Athens Sr High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Athens’s grade

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1440)Better than 73%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 491 test results and a graduating class of 77 could put Athens anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Athens’s students in the tested grades sat them (490 in math, 492 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Athens, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Cantrall Elem Schoolin CantrallA
7–8Athens Junior High SchoolAthens Community Unit School District 213B+
9–12Athens Sr High SchoolAthens Community Unit School District 213B

Athens’s public schools are run by Athens Community Unit School District 213, which also serves Cantrall and Fancy Creek. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Athens Community Unit School District 213Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 961 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,087IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 29.9% · 492 students tested
Math29%
State average 25.8% · 490 students tested

Athens vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Athens’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AthensB+Athens Community Unit School District 213

Every school in Athens

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Athensby address
Athens Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8
B+
144 students13:1Rate it →
Athens Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
299 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Athensin other towns
Cantrall Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Cantrall
A
334 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Athens’s schools

Are Athens’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Athens children attend outscore 66% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Athens in?

Athens Community Unit School District 213, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 961 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Athens kids go to high school?

Athens Sr High School, with 299 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Athens’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Athens Community Unit School District 213 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Athens spend per student?

$13,087 in Athens Community Unit School District 213 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Athens families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.