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Unified School District · WI

Athens School District

Athens School District is a unified school district in Wisconsin with a community population of 4,408. The median household income is $76,000 and the median age is 42.8.

4,408

Population

28

People / sq mi

$76,000

Median Income

42.8

Median Age

Athens School District covers 156 sq mi of land at 28.2 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White96.4%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian53.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$76,000

Median Household Income

$34,060

Per Capita Income

6.1%

Poverty Rate

1.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$230,700

Median Home Value

$811

Median Rent

83.3%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

90.5%

High School+

11.7%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Athens School District serves a community with a population of 4,408 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Wisconsin.

The median household income in Athens School District is $76,000, with a per capita income of $34,060. The poverty rate is 6.1%.

Athens School District is 96.4% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 53.3% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Athens School District, 90.5% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 11.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Athens School District is $230,700, with a median rent of $811. The homeownership rate is 83.3%.

Data for Athens School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5500570).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.