Best Public Schools in Athens, MI

Summary:

The city of Athens, Michigan has only one public high school, Athens JuniorSenor High School, which serves grades 6-12 with an enrollment of 252 students. The school is part of the Athens Area Schools district, which is ranked 305 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Athens JuniorSenor High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, going from 351 out of 739 Michigan high schools in 2024-2025 to 658 out of 735 in 2022-2023. The school's test scores are generally below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with the exception of 8th grade social studies proficiency and 8th grade PSAT English Language Arts proficiency. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% and a significant percentage of students (42.46%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating socioeconomic challenges.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.1, which is lower than the state average, the data suggests that Athens JuniorSenor High School is underperforming and facing several challenges that may require targeted interventions and additional resources to improve student outcomes and the school's overall performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (2025)		M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Athens JuniorSenor High School	Public	6-12	300 E Holcomb St	Athens	49011	Calhoun County	Athens Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 729-5414	256	34	7.5	40.2%	222 (86.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	51.6	351^st of 739 public high schools	52.5%		23.9	567^th of 743 public high schools	23.7%	216	60.7	32.1	57.1	20.5	35.3	20.5	29.4	39.3	32.1	53.6	35.7	$15,833	$1,449	$14,384

Cities Near Athens

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Union City	4.32 mi	3	385^th
East Leroy	4.66 mi	1	304^th
Battle Creek	9.19 mi	36	375^th
Colon	10.76 mi	3	428^th
Climax	11.06 mi	2	264^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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