Amherst School
Public school in Amherst, Texas · Amherst ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Amherst School serves 102 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Amherst (Lamb County). It is the only school in Amherst ISD. By enrollment it is the 306th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 5.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Amherst ISD |
| County | Lamb County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480816000188 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Amherst ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 102 | 102 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 5.3 | 5.3 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.1% | 94.1% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Amherst School in context
Size
Amherst School is the only school in Amherst ISD, so its 102 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 26.3 miles away and have a median of 191 students, so Amherst School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 10 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 3, against an average of 7 per grade. This year grade 12 has 167% more students than kindergarten (8 against 3). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 6 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 87.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (53.5%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Amherst School has 19.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 5.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 102 students would have about 9.3 teachers, so Amherst School has 10 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other school is Springlake-Earth ISD, 17.1 miles away in Springlake-Earth ISD. No other school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 87.3% |
| White | 7.8% |
| Black | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
38.2% of students are girls and 61.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 6 |
| Kindergarten | 3 |
| Grade 1 | 5 |
| Grade 2 | 6 |
| Grade 3 | 9 |
| Grade 4 | 7 |
| Grade 5 | 9 |
| Grade 6 | 7 |
| Grade 7 | 8 |
| Grade 8 | 10 |
| Grade 9 | 9 |
| Grade 10 | 6 |
| Grade 11 | 9 |
| Grade 12 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 N Main, Amherst, TX 79312
Phone: (806)246-3221
Website: amherstisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Amherst School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springlake-Earth ISD | Springlake-Earth ISD | 17.1 mi | 230 | 9.2 | 75.7% |
| Anton School | Anton ISD | 19.8 mi | 175 | 9.5 | 65.7% |
| Whitharral School | Whitharral ISD | 19.8 mi | 229 | 11.5 | 41% |
| Cotton Center School | Cotton Center ISD | 24.0 mi | 100 | 5.9 | 62% |
| Lazbuddie School | Lazbuddie ISD | 28.6 mi | 127 | 7.6 | 74% |
| Morton School | Morton ISD | 28.9 mi | 368 | 13.9 | 75.3% |
| Mosaic Academy | Paint Rock ISD | 29.6 mi | 29 | 5.7 | – |
| Hart ISD | Hart ISD | 30.6 mi | 206 | 10.4 | 86.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.