Amherst-Pelham School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades 7–12 ASchool Grade

Middle and high school for Amherst Town, Shutesbury, Leverett and Pelham. Each town runs its own elementary district.

At a glance

1,182Students enrolled

2Schools · + 6 feeders

4Towns served

$31,061Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

Amherst TownShutesburyLeverettPelham

Grades PK–6

Fort River Elementary or Crocker Farm Elementary or Wildwood ElementaryDepends on your addressAmherst School District

Grades 7–8

Amherst Regional Middle School366 students · AmherstThis district

Grades 9–12

Amherst Regional High816 students · AmherstThis district

Grades PK–6

Shutesbury Elementary125 students · ShutesburyShutesbury School District

Grades 7–8

Amherst Regional Middle School366 students · AmherstThis district

Grades 9–12

Amherst Regional High816 students · AmherstThis district

Grades PK–6

Leverett Elementary137 students · LeverettLeverett School District

Grades 7–8

Amherst Regional Middle School366 students · AmherstThis district

Grades 9–12

Amherst Regional High816 students · AmherstThis district

Grades K–6

Pelham Elementary128 students · PelhamPelham School District

Grades 7–8

Amherst Regional Middle School366 students · AmherstThis district

Grades 9–12

Amherst Regional High816 students · AmherstThis 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 proficiency67%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts76%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)90%

State average 88.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$31,061

per student each year · 17% above the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration43%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)58%

State36%

Federal6%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,283’20

1,270’21

1,230’22

1,210’23

1,182’24

Students

White · 54%630

Hispanic · 19%217

Asian · 11%128

Black · 9%103

Two or more races · 7%77

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Amherst Town38,182 people · Grades PK–6 at Fort River Elementary or Crocker Farm Elementary and others

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Shutesbury1,910 people · Grades PK–6 at Shutesbury Elementary

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Leverett1,608 people · Grades PK–6 at Leverett Elementary

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Pelham1,335 people · Grades K–6 at Pelham Elementary

Schools2 in district · 6 feeders

This district · grades 7–12

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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

Feeder schools · grades PK–6 · each town's own district

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

B+Public 📚

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

BPublic 📚

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

BPublic 📚

Leverett ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 137 students · Leverett

BPublic 📚

Pelham ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 128 students · Pelham

BPublic 📚

Shutesbury ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 125 students · Shutesbury

BPublic

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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New Salem-Wendell School DistrictNew Salem · $29,934 per student

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Ralph C. Mahar School DistrictNew Salem · $30,875 per student

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Frontier School DistrictSunderland · $23,593 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.