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ExploreAmherst County Public Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 5100210

Amherst County Public Schools

Amherst, VA

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

3,900

-0.3%YoY

Graduation Rate

95.1%

+10.6%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$11,508

-33.1%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

12.5:1

-7.4%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

8.1%

-47.1%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

12.3%

+9.8%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-1.2%

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