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Founded in 1994, Atheneum is an independent co-educational college preparatory school in Anchorage Alaska. Atheneum offers a challenging academic program for students from grades 6 through 12. The program aims to engage students with the most distinguished minds of civilization through the study of great texts. Atheneum graduates are well prepared for higher education and matriculate to the colleges and universities of their choice. Atheneum's mission is to provide young people with the opportunity and means to initiate and develop their own education. Students and faculty discuss original texts of literature, poetry, music, and history; reenact crucial scientific experiments and mathematical demonstrations; strengthen the integrity of body and mind; and travel to destinations celebrated for their historical and cultural significance. Every course of study challenges the students and faculty to consider the principles of their learning and the relevance of these principles to their lives. In this way the program inspires the practice of not only the intellectual virtues, but also personal and civic responsibility: the lifelong refinement of community and self. ...read more
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Atheneum School |
| School Level |
High school
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades 7 - 12 |
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County |
Anchorage County, AK |
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| Total
Students |
36 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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School |
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AK )
High School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
19% |
13% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 7 - 1 students | | Grade 8 - 9 students | | Grade 9 - 7 students | | Grade 10 - 4 students | | Grade 11 - 8 students | | Grade 12 - 7 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
5 teachers |
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School |
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AK )
High School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:7 |
*Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
180 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
6 hours |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 1 |
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- Founded in 1994, Atheneum is an independent co-educational college preparatory school in Anchorage Alaska. Atheneum offers a challenging academic program for students from grades 6 through 12. The program aims to engage students with the most distinguished minds of civilization through the study of great texts. Atheneum graduates are well prepared for higher education and matriculate to the colleges and universities of their choice. Atheneum's mission is to provide young people with the opportunity and means to initiate and develop their own education. Students and faculty discuss original texts of literature, poetry, music, and history; reenact crucial scientific experiments and mathematical demonstrations; strengthen the integrity of body and mind; and travel to destinations celebrated for their historical and cultural significance. Every course of study challenges the students and faculty to consider the principles of their learning and the relevance of these principles to their lives. In this way the program inspires the practice of not only the intellectual virtues, but also personal and civic responsibility: the lifelong refinement of community and self.
- Profile last updated: 01/24/2007
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| About This
Zip Code (
99515 ) |
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Zip (
99515 ) |
(
AK ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
21,307 people |
624,992 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
39% |
20% |
| Population Average
Age |
34 years old |
32.4 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.8 persons |
2.5 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$69,919 |
$55,699 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
5.8 rooms |
5.0 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
28 years old |
30 years old |
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 View current housing listings in 99515 |
| %
Owning / % Renting |
78% / 22% |
63% / 37% |
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