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Amherst High 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:
High
Grade Span:
7 - 12
Number of Students:
120

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Amherst High School

This School County Average State Average
White 99.17% 85.05% 80.42%
American Indian 0.83% 1.04% 4.01%
Hispanic 0% 11.78% 12.30%
Black 0% 3.15% 7.30%
Asian/Pacific 0% 1.55% 2.30%

Genders in Amherst High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 55.83% 50.85% 46.90%
Female 44.17% 49.15% 53.1%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Amherst High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 144 132 119
American Indian 0 0 1
Others 0 0 0
Hispanic 4 2 0
Black 0 0 0
Asian/Pacific 0 0 0
Total 148 134 120

Enrollment by Gender for Amherst High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 85 78 67
Female 63 56 53
Total 148 134 120

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Amherst High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 148 134 120
# Eligible for free lunch 21 (14%) 13 (10%) 24 (20%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 11 (7%) 8 (6%) 8 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 32 (22%) 21 (16%) 32 (27%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Amherst High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 148 134 120
Fulltime teachers 12.8 14.5 14.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 11.60 9.20 8.57
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 12.36 13.89 12.01