Athens School Guide

Athens’ schools work hard toward their goal of ensuring each child receives the best possible education available. To assist you in finding the right place for your children, we have listed public and private schools as well as local and nearby colleges and universities. Please take a moment to look over the listings and check out the websites and welcome to our Athens schools!

Public Schools

Striving to meet the diverse needs of students, local school support teams work with parents and students to provide intervention strategies for students. These teams also make needed referrals for special programming services such as enrichment classes, English as a Second Language, special education, and counseling.
Employing approximately 222 full-time teachers, Athens City Schools' has an average student teacher ratio of 15 to 1. Teacher salaries in the school system average the third highest in the state of Alabama, thus the students of Athens receive instruction from some of the best-qualified teachers in the State of Alabama.

Elementary Schools

Athens Elementary School
http://www.athenselementary.org/

Brookhill Elementary School
http://www.brookhillelementary.org/

James L. Cowart Elementary School
http://www.cowartelementary.org/

Julian Newman Elementary School
http://www.juliannewmanelementary.org/

Middle Schools

Athens Intermediate School
http://www.athensintermediate.org/

Athens Middle School
http://www.athensmiddle.org/

High Schools

Athens High School
http://www.athenshighschool.org/

 

Private Schools

For a complete listing of private schools in Athens, please visit: http://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?c=school&search_type=0&state=AL&q=Athens&st=private&sortColumn=&sortDirection=desc

Colleges and Universities

 

Athens State University

Athens State understands that career opportunities rest on your education. They offer a course schedule to meet your needs, whether it’s daytime or night time, weekend or weekday.

For more information, visit: http://www.athens.edu/

 

University of North Alabama

As a regional, state-assisted institution of higher education, the University of North Alabama pursues its Mission of engaging in teaching, research, and service in order to provide educational opportunities for students, an environment for discovery and creative accomplishment, and a variety of outreach activities meeting the professional, civic, social, cultural, and economic development needs of our region in the context of a global community.

To learn more, visit: http://www.una.edu/

For a complete listing of schools in the area, visit: http://www.city-data.com/city/Athens-Alabama.html