AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a small elementary campus in AMHERST, Nebraska, run under AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 203 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 25% below typical.

Across the 2 schools in AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS (360 students total), AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Roughly 17% of students at AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Buffalo County's rate of about 33%.

After controlling for student poverty, AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.5%, the actual is 69.1%, a residual of -1.4 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Buffalo County put median household income runs about $75,911, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Buffalo County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,449 students), of which AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 69.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 217 students in 2018 compared to 203 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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