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Amherst County Public Schools
A public school district in Amherst, Virginia, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,900
- Students enrolled
- 312
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 711.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,301
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,900 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,503rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 65th of 132 in Virginia. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,301 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 38% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Amherst County Public Schools spent $15,160 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,469 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15,160 | $60.1 million | 3,965 |
| FY2023 | $14,301 | $57.0 million | 3,987 |
| FY2022 | $13,028 | $51.7 million | 3,970 |
| FY2021 | $11,729 | $47.4 million | 4,045 |
| FY2020 | $11,260 | $46.3 million | 4,115 |
| FY2019 | $11,167 | $45.5 million | 4,078 |
| FY2018 | $10,929 | $44.2 million | 4,048 |
| FY2017 | $10,709 | $44.3 million | 4,139 |
| FY2016 | $10,484 | $44.1 million | 4,210 |
| FY2015 | $10,292 | $43.9 million | 4,269 |
| FY2014 | $10,115 | $43.4 million | 4,291 |
| FY2013 | $9,503 | $42.2 million | 4,442 |
| FY2012 | $9,490 | $43.0 million | 4,526 |
| FY2011 | $9,060 | $41.7 million | 4,599 |
| FY2010 | $9,444 | $43.8 million | 4,634 |
| FY2009 | $9,578 | $45.7 million | 4,771 |
| FY2008 | $9,059 | $43.2 million | 4,764 |
| FY2007 | $8,676 | $41.6 million | 4,796 |
| FY2006 | $7,905 | $37.6 million | 4,755 |
| FY2005 | $7,469 | $35.4 million | 4,738 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.6 million | 15.4% |
| State | $37.8 million | 60.5% |
| Local | $15.1 million | 24.2% |
| Total | $62.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Amelon Elementary | 415 |
| Amherst County High | 1,240 |
| Amherst Elementary | 307 |
| Amherst Middle | 371 |
| Central Elementary | 268 |
| Elon Elementary | 288 |
| Madison Heights Elementary | 449 |
| Monelison Middle | 469 |
| Temperance Elementary | 93 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5100210
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Virginia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Virginia — A to Z, each with its page.
- Virginia on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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