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Amherst Regional High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Amherst Regional High
Located at 21 Mattoon Street, in Amherst, Massachusetts, Amherst Regional High is an average-sized high school that caters to 816 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Amherst-Pelham.
Within Amherst-Pelham, which oversees 2 schools and 1,182 students, Amherst Regional High is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Amherst Regional High lists that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, Amherst Regional High reports 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hampshire County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,001, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Amherst Regional High is one of 45 public schools in Hampshire County (combined enrollment of about 16,626 students).
Nearest neighbor: Amherst Regional Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Amherst Regional High operates from a high-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Amherst Regional High's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 933 (now 816). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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