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Amherst Elementary School
(865) 560-7001
- Physical Address:
- 7205 Ball Camp PK
Knoxville, TN 37931
- Mailing Address:
- 7205 Ball Camp Pike
Knoxville, TN 37931
School Information
- District:
- Knox County
- Type:
- Public (Regular school)
- Status:
- Operational
- County:
- Knox County
- Level:
- Primary
- Grade Span:
- PK - 5
- Number of Students:
- 766
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Amherst Elementary School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
81.33% |
74.35% |
70.90% |
| Black |
11.62% |
18.97% |
26.09% |
| Hispanic |
5.87% |
4.71% |
5.67% |
| Asian/Pacific |
0.78% |
1.98% |
1.88% |
| American Indian |
0.39% |
0.40% |
0.42% |
Genders in Amherst Elementary School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
54.57% |
51.45% |
49.79% |
| Female |
45.43% |
48.55% |
50.21% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Amherst Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
563 |
595 |
623 |
| Black |
98 |
87 |
89 |
| Hispanic |
25 |
36 |
45 |
| Asian/Pacific |
11 |
10 |
6 |
| American Indian |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
701 |
730 |
766 |
Enrollment by Gender for Amherst Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
375 |
402 |
418 |
| Female |
326 |
328 |
348 |
| Total |
701 |
730 |
766 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Amherst Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
701 |
730 |
766 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
205
(29%) |
219
(30%) |
250
(33%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
51
(7%) |
69
(9%) |
63
(8%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
256
(37%) |
288
(39%) |
313
(41%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Amherst Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
701 |
730 |
766 |
| Fulltime teachers |
42.9 |
42.4 |
45.0 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
16.30 |
17.20 |
17.02 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
15.52 |
14.71 |
14.45 |