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Amherst County High
(434) 946-2898
- Physical Address:
- 139 Lancer LN
Amherst, VA 24521
- Mailing Address:
- 139 Lancer Lane
Amherst, VA 24521
School Information
- District:
- Amherst Co Pblc Schs
- Type:
- Public (Regular school)
- Status:
- Operational
- County:
- Amherst County
- Level:
- High
- Grade Span:
- 9 - 12
- Number of Students:
- 1472
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Amherst County High
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
69.29% |
71.50% |
57.87% |
| Black |
27.38% |
23.05% |
26.38% |
| Hispanic |
1.36% |
2.59% |
9.04% |
| American Indian |
0.88% |
1.26% |
0.50% |
| Asian/Pacific |
0.75% |
0.88% |
5.34% |
| Others |
0.34% |
0% |
0% |
Genders in Amherst County High
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
52.72% |
51.06% |
49.43% |
| Female |
47.28% |
48.94% |
50.57% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Amherst County High
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
1049 |
1035 |
1020 |
| Black |
421 |
413 |
403 |
| Hispanic |
17 |
17 |
20 |
| American Indian |
13 |
9 |
13 |
| Asian/Pacific |
9 |
10 |
11 |
| Others |
2 |
4 |
5 |
| Total |
1511 |
1488 |
1472 |
Enrollment by Gender for Amherst County High
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
760 |
773 |
776 |
| Female |
751 |
715 |
696 |
| Total |
1511 |
1488 |
1472 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Amherst County High
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
1511 |
1488 |
1472 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
404
(27%) |
363
(24%) |
426
(29%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
150
(10%) |
113
(8%) |
111
(8%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
554
(37%) |
476
(32%) |
537
(36%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Amherst County High
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
1511 |
1488 |
1472 |
| Fulltime teachers |
90.0 |
83.9 |
85.4 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
16.80 |
17.80 |
17.24 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
15.17 |
15.06 |
14.38 |