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

Grades 9–12

Souhegan Coop High School696 students · AmherstSouhegan Cooperative 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 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

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Clark-Wilkins SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 676 students · Amherst

APublic 📚

Amherst Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 635 students · Amherst

B+Public

Where students go next · Souhegan Cooperative School District

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Souhegan Coop High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 696 students · Amherst

APublic

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

Nearby districts

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Bedford School DistrictBedford · $19,694 per student

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Hollis School DistrictHollis · $21,675 per student

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Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School DistrictHollis · $22,388 per student

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Merrimack School DistrictMerrimack · $23,018 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.