Amherst School District

Public Grades PK–6 BSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Amherst Town.

At a glance

1,038Students enrolled

3Schools

$35,225Spent per student

9:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Amherst Town

Grades PK–6

Fort River Elementary or Crocker Farm Elementary or Wildwood ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Amherst Regional Middle School366 students · AmherstAmherst-Pelham School District

Grades 9–12

Amherst Regional High816 students · AmherstAmherst-Pelham School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MA

Math proficiency41%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts58%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 90% at Amherst-Pelham School District, which runs the high school (state 88.8%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$35,225

per student each year · 33% above the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration40%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)15%

State67%

Federal17%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,029’20

1,053’21

1,050’22

983’23

1,038’24

Students

White · 44%454

Hispanic · 25%260

Asian · 13%134

Black · 10%104

Two or more races · 7%76

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools3 in district · 2 next

This district · grades PK–6

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Fort River ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 371 students · Amherst

BPublic 📚

Crocker Farm ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 353 students · Amherst

B+Public 📚

Wildwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 314 students · Amherst

BPublic

Where students go next · Amherst-Pelham School District

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Amherst Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 366 students · Amherst

A-Public 🏫

Amherst Regional HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 816 students · Amherst

A+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Belchertown School DistrictBelchertown · $18,875 per student

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Granby School DistrictGranby · $20,346 per student

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Hadley School DistrictHadley · $26,748 per student

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Leverett School DistrictLeverett · $23,901 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.