Amherst Elementary School

Amherst Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in Massillon, Ohio, overseen by Jackson Local, with 462 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Amherst Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Jackson Local, a district that hosts 5,741 students overall.

On demographics, Amherst Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Amherst Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Stark County's rate of about 36%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Amherst Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.1%; this one delivers 75.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Stark County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,934 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Stark County runs 101 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students), of which Amherst Elementary School is one.

Whittier Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Amherst Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 81.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 549 students in 2018 compared to 462 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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