District profile / Virginia

Amherst County Public Schools

Amherst, Virginia · Public school district · #65 of 117 Virginia districts by enrollment

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3,900

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,729

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% below the Virginia median

12.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Virginia median 13.3

Amherst County Public Schools is a public school district based in Amherst, Virginia, serving 3,900 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #65 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 45% of them. Its schools average 433 students each, fewer than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $11,729 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Virginia median. It has roughly 12.5 students per teacher.

How Amherst County compares

Amherst CountyVirginia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,729

Virginia median $12,729 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,378

Virginia median $7,559 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school433

Virginia median 509 · 15% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.5

Virginia median 13.3 · 6% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor300

Virginia median 290 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$50.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 61%Local 28%

Measure	Amherst County	Virginia median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,729	$12,729	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,378	$7,559	FY2020-21
Total spending	$50.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$50.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	311	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	711	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.5	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	300	290	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Virginia median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Virginia

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Salem City Public SchoolsSalem	3,984	8	$12,068	10.9	#62
Hopewell City Public SchoolsHopewell	3,949	7	$12,446	13.2	#63
Mecklenburg County Public SchoolsBoydton	3,907	7	$11,977	7.8	#64
Amherst County Public SchoolsAmherst · this district	3,900	9	$11,729	12.5	#65
Wythe County Public SchoolsWytheville	3,734	13	$11,796	12.1	#66

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Graves CountyMayfield, KY	3,906	$11,095	15.3
Henderson CountyLexington, TN	3,900	$9,377	n/a
Superior School DistrictSuperior, WI	3,900	$12,992	14.6
Lincoln CountyFayetteville, TN	3,899	$9,359	n/a

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-va-amherst-county-public-schools