Amherst School District

Public Grades PK–8 B+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Amherst.

At a glance
1,311Students enrolled
2Schools
$23,171Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
7%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

For Amherst

Grades PK–4
Clark-Wilkins School676 students · AmherstThis district
Grades 5–8
Amherst Middle School635 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 NH
Math proficiency50%
State average 37.7%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 51.7%

Graduation rate 97% at Souhegan Cooperative School District, which runs the high school (state 87.4%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$23,171
per student each year · 1% below the NH average
Spending
Classroom instruction61%
Support & administration36%
Other2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)80%
State18%
Federal2%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,256’20
1,319’21
1,347’22
1,341’23
1,311’24
Students
White · 88%1,148
Hispanic · 5%69
Two or more races · 5%63
Asian · 1%18
Black · 1%11
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

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

Schools2 in district · 1 next
This district · grades PK–8
Where students go next · Souhegan Cooperative School District

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

Nearby districts

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.

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