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Amherst Elementary School

(308) 826-3131

Physical Address:
100 North Sycamore
Amherst, NE  68812
Mailing Address:
100 N Sycamore
Amherst, NE  68812

School Information

District:
Amherst Public Schools
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Buffalo County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 6
Number of Students:
156

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Amherst Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 98.08% 85.05% 80.42%
Hispanic 1.92% 11.78% 12.30%
American Indian 0% 1.04% 4.01%
Black 0% 3.15% 7.30%
Asian/Pacific 0% 1.55% 2.30%

Genders in Amherst Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.28% 50.85% 46.90%
Female 48.72% 49.15% 53.1%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Amherst Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 124 130 153
Hispanic 0 3 3
Others 0 0 0
American Indian 0 1 0
Black 0 2 0
Asian/Pacific 0 0 0
Total 124 136 156

Enrollment by Gender for Amherst Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 64 68 80
Female 60 68 76
Total 124 136 156

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Amherst Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 124 136 156
# Eligible for free lunch 25 (20%) 30 (22%) 31 (20%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 13 (10%) 15 (11%) 22 (14%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 38 (31%) 45 (33%) 53 (34%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Amherst Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 124 136 156
Fulltime teachers 10.5 10.5 11.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 11.80 13.00 14.18
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 12.36 13.89 12.01