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Athens City Schools
The Athens City School System has a budget of approximately $17.5 million with an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students. The teaching staff is about 210 and support employees total 177 for approximately 387 total employees.
Test scores on the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT), American College Test (ACT) and the state required graduation "exit" exam have been consistently higher than state and national averages.
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| Athens City Schools have made tremendous strides in technology. All schools have Internet access, with computer labs in every school and computers on teachers' desks. |
Click Here for Athens City School System Report Card |
Click
HERE to
visit Athens
City School
System
On-Line.
| Limestone County Schools The Limestone County School System has an annual budget of approximately $53 million with an enrollment of approximately 8,000 students. The teaching staff total 540 and support employees total 460 for approximately 1,000 total employees..
Limestone County Schools have made tremendous strides in technology. All schools have Internet access, with computer labs in every school and computers on teachers' desks. Click
HERE
to visit Limestone County Schools. |
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Click Here for Limestone County Schools Report Card |
 Athens
State
University
Athens State
University,
established
in 1822, is
Alabama's
oldest
college. ASU
is one of
only 11
senior level
colleges in
the United
States. With
an
enrollment
of
approximately
3,000
students
from Calhoun
Community
College, and
other 2-year
colleges in
the area
send their
students to
Athens State
for their
Junior and
Senior
years.
More than
1,000
students
graduate
from Athens
State
University
each year,
which is
more than
any other
university
in North
Alabama.
Visit Athens
State on the
web by
clicking
HERE.
Other
colleges in
North
Alabama
include the
University
of Alabama
and A & M
University,
both located
in
Huntsville
and the
University
of North
Alabama in
Florence.
Calhoun
Community
College
Athens and
Limestone
County are
fortunate to
be home to
Calhoun
Community
College, a
two-year
junior
college with
an
enrollment
of about
8,000
students.
Calhoun was
established
in 1947 and
continues to
expand to
serve local
industry.
Forty
million
dollars has
been
allocated
for the
Aerospace
and Advanced
Technology
Park,
dedicated to
instruction
in aerospace
design and
technology,
advanced
manufacturing
and
visualization
technology.
Visit
Calhoun
Community
College by
clicking
HERE. |
