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Schools in Amherst

Amherst’s public schools

Amherst Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Amherst. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 9% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
360 students on the public path
In brief

Amherst’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Amherst’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Amherst Elementary School places highest (better than 94%); Amherst High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Amherst, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Amherst Elementary SchoolAmherst Public SchoolsA
7–12Amherst High SchoolAmherst Public SchoolsC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Amherst Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Amherst Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 360 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$14,250NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 47.1% · 181 students tested
Math62%
State average 46% · 181 students tested

Amherst vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Amherst’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Amherst—Amherst

Every school in Amherst

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Amherstby address
Amherst Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
203 students16:1Rate it →
Amherst High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
157 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Amherst’s schools

Are Amherst’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Amherst. Amherst Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Amherst. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Amherst in?

Amherst Public Schools.

Where do Amherst kids go to high school?

Amherst High School.

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What Amherst families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.