Athens ISD

Independent School District · Henderson County · Kilgore area (Region 7)

3,008

Students

Campuses

C 77/100

TEA Rating (2024-25)

Dr Janie Sims View 26–27 Calendar

Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (5)

Athens High School Grades 09-12 872 students
Athens Middle Grades 06-08 688 students
Central Athens Grades EE-05 577 students
South Athens Elementary Grades EE-05 460 students
Bel Air Elementary Grades EE-05 411 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Athens ISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov

Acceptable

Overall score 77 / 100

3,025Students

5Campuses

15.2Students / Teacher

Dr Janie SimsSuperintendent

★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged76.5%

Special Education20.6%

Emergent Bilingual / English Learners26.9%

Student Outcomes

Attendance Rate

Chronic Absenteeism

Grade 8 Algebra I EOC

Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

15.2Students per Teacher

199.5Full-time Teachers

422.2Full-time Staff

$64,036Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

The complete official TEA report card page (2024-25). Click to enlarge or download the high-resolution image.

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Athens ISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard

23,634Total population

$70,068Median household income

8,193Total households

80.8%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White60%Hispanic / Latino25%Black / African American10%Asian2%Two or more races3%

Housing type

House 69.8%Apartments / other 30.1%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 28%1970–1999 47%Before 1970 24.8%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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