High school (grades 9-12) · Rochester, NY

Athena High School

Federal NCES profile for Athena High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 361263001032
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👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
57
📋 Attendance
7
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Athena High School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

#5 of 15
high schools in Rochester · Resource Index
37
Resource Index · Typical
11:1
students per teacher
40.9%
free-lunch eligible

Athena High School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Athena High School ranks #5 of 15 high schools in Rochester, NY.

School address

Rochester, NY 14612
District: Greece Central School District · New York

NCES ID 361263001032 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+13 students YoY

Athena High School held near 1,057 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+13 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 97.8 → 95.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+13 students YoY 361263001032 · Rochester, NY High · MID · TRAD

1,070 enr · 11:1 · 40.9% lunch · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Olympia High School (1,090 students)

Athena High School held near 1,057 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+13 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 97.8 → 95.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Athena High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Athena High School reports 1,070 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Athena High School compares

Athena High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 7% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 40.9% ▼ 27% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,070 top 7% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,070
Bigger than 92% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
40.9%
free-lunch eligible - 27% below the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 45% in New York - lower ratio than 55% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
37.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,551
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 214 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
79
in-school suspensions + 95 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 55.0%
African American 18.0%
Hispanic or Latino 15.0%
Two or More 7.5%
Asian 4.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 55.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 63.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 63.5, Athena High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 14

District finance for Greece Central School District reports $24,551 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Athena High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Olympia High School Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Arcadia High School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Odyssey Academy Similar size Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Athena Middle School Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Longridge School Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Athena High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Greece Central School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~1,070 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11:1)

Frequently asked questions about Athena High School

How many students attend Athena High School?

Athena High School has 1,070 students enrolled. It is a high school in Rochester, NY. CCD year-over-year: 1,044 (2022-23) → 1,057 (2023-24), nearly flat (+13).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Athena High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Athena High School is 11:1, which is 7% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 30% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Athena High School?

40.9% of students at Athena High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Athena High School?

The largest demographic group at Athena High School is White at 55.0% of enrollment, in Rochester, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Athena High School?

Athena High School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Athena High School rank among high schools in Rochester?

By Resource Investment Index, Athena High School ranks #5 of 15 high schools in Rochester, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Rochester on the city page.

What other schools are in Greece Central School District?

Besides Athena High School, Greece Central School District also operates Olympia High School (1,090 students), Arcadia High School (972 students), and Odyssey Academy (878 students). See the Greece Central School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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