Athens City Schools is a public school district located in Athens, Alabama, serving over 5,000 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Established in 1903, the district comprises eight schools: four elementary academies (iAcademy at Athens Elementary, FAME Academy at Brookhill, SPARK Academy at Cowart, and HEART Academy at Julian Newman), Athens Intermediate School (grades 4–5), Athens Middle School (grades 6–8), Athens High School (grades 9–12), and Athens Renaissance School, a K–12 blended learning institution . The district maintains a student-teacher ratio of 19:1 and boasts a graduation rate of 93% . Beth Patton has served as superintendent since 2020, becoming the first woman to hold this position in the district’s history .
