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Amherst County Public Schools:

Contact and Location Information

Agency Location Address:

Amherst County Public Schools
153 Washington St
Amherst, VA
24521-1257

Agency Mailing Address:

Amherst County Public Schools
Po Box 1257
Amherst, VA
24521-1257

Phone Number:

(434) 946-9387


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Classification Information

Grades Served:

Pre-Kindergarten to 12th Grade

County:

Amherst

Type:

Amherst County Public Schools is a "Local school district that is not a component of a supervisory union".

Boundary:

Amherst County Public Schools's boundaries have had "no change since last report".

Charter:

All schools associated with Amherst County Public Schools are "non-charter schools".

Metro Status:

Amherst County Public Schools's statistical area is a metropolitan area.

Combined Statistical Area:

Amherst County Public Schools is not associated with "a recognized combined statistical area".

Service Area:

Amherst County Public Schools serves a Core Based Statistical Area but not primarily its principal city.

NCES Assigned Agency ID:

5100210

State Assigned Agency ID:

005

Statistical Area:

Amherst County Public Schools is associated with "a recognized population nucleus and adjacent communities that have a high degree of integration with that nucleus, and designated by the U.S. Government as a metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area".

Locale:

Amherst County Public Schools is located in a "Rural area, inside a 'Core Based Statistical Area'"
(Any incorporated place, Census designated place, or non-place territory within a 'Core Based Statistical Area' or 'Consolidated Statistical Area' of a Large or Mid-size City and defined as rural by the Census Bureau.)

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Statistics for Amherst County Public Schools:

Schools, Teachers and Students

Agency Schools
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(FTE) Classroom Teacher Averages
(FTE) Classroom Teacher Comparison Graph
Enrollment Averages
District Enrollment Comparison Graph

Agency Schools

(FTE)
Classroom Teachers

Students

District10.0410.74,645.0
State Avg8.9567.68,794.1
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Enrollment Averages by Grade Level

Grade Level Comparison Graph

Un-Graded

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

District Avg3.0324.0335.0348.0353.0354.0340.0
State Avg4.8372.4390.9393.3401.2407.6413.1

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

9th Grade

10th Grade

11th Grade

12th Grade

District Avg406.0399.0395.0394.0367.0273.0354.0
State Avg426.3428.0413.9455.0396.9353.0339.2

High School Graduation Information

Diploma Recipient Averages
Total
Male / Female

District

State Avg

American Indian
Alaskan Native

6.0
2.0 / 4.0		1.1
0.0 / 0.0

Asian
Pacific Islander

1.0
0.0 / 1.0		25.2
0.0 / 0.0

Hispanic

0.0
0.0 / 0.0		18.5
0.0 / 0.0

African American

66.0
34.0 / 32.0		113.5
0.0 / 0.0

Caucasian

193.0
90.0 / 103.0		342.1
0.0 / 0.0

Total

266.0500.4
Diploma Recipients Comparison Graph
Other High School Completer Averages
Total
Male / Female

District

State Avg

American Indian
Alaskan Native

0.0
0.0 / 0.0		0.1
0.0 / 0.0

Asian
Pacific Islander

0.0
0.0 / 0.0		0.4
0.0 / 0.0

Hispanic

0.0
0.0 / 0.0		0.6
0.0 / 0.0

African American

8.0
5.0 / 3.0		5.0
0.0 / 0.0

Caucasian

27.0
18.0 / 9.0		14.8
0.0 / 0.0

Total

35.020.9
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