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Amherst Middle

(434) 946-0691

Physical Address:
165 Gordons Fairground RD
Amherst, VA  24521
Mailing Address:
165 Gordons Fairground RD
Amherst, VA  24521

School Information

District:
Amherst Co Pblc Schs
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Amherst County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
6 - 8
Number of Students:
416

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Amherst Middle

This School County Average State Average
White 73.80% 71.50% 57.87%
Black 21.15% 23.05% 26.38%
Hispanic 2.88% 2.59% 9.04%
American Indian 1.20% 1.26% 0.50%
Others 0.72% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 0.24% 0.88% 5.34%

Genders in Amherst Middle

This School County Average State Average
Male 53.85% 51.06% 49.43%
Female 46.15% 48.94% 50.57%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Amherst Middle

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 334 311 307
Black 104 91 88
Hispanic 15 14 12
American Indian 0 2 5
Others 0 4 3
Asian/Pacific 2 3 1
Total 455 425 416

Enrollment by Gender for Amherst Middle

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 242 233 224
Female 213 192 192
Total 455 425 416

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Amherst Middle

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 455 425 416
# Eligible for free lunch 151 (33%) 131 (31%) 154 (37%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 43 (9%) 51 (12%) 42 (10%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 194 (43%) 182 (43%) 196 (47%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Amherst Middle

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 455 425 416
Fulltime teachers 30.2 30.3 30.6
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.10 14.00 13.59
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.17 15.06 14.38