Public schools in Amory, MS
Amory has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 2,366 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Amory School District runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Amory's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Amory | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amory School District | 4 | 1,518 | $11,627 |
| Monroe Co School Dist | 1 | 2,119 | $10,849 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Amory, 444 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amory High School | 444 | 11.8 | 54.7% | Amory |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Amory, 348 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amory Middle School | 348 | 12.5 | 59.5% | Amory |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Amory, 669 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Amory School | 355 | 13.2 | 59.4% | Amory |
| East Amory School | 314 | 11.8 | 56.4% | Amory |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Amory, 905 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatley High School | 905 | 11.6 | 47.5% | Monroe Co School Dist |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Amory's public schools compare with Mississippi's
The median Amory school has 11.8 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Mississippi median of 13.9. 40% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 81% across the state. Its median school enrolls 355 students (state 421).
| Amory | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.8 | 13.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 355 | 421 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 40% | 81% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 30% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Amory schools and the 844 Mississippi schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Amory
- Amory School DistrictRuns 4 of Amory's 5 public schools and spent $11,627 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,627
- Amory High School, the largest high school in Amory444 students in 2024-25, 11.8 per teacher.444
- Compare Amory School District with Monroe Co School DistAmory's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MississippiMississippi's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Amory addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Mississippi
- Jackson46 schools
- Gulfport22 schools
- Hattiesburg18 schools
- Meridian16 schools
- Olive Branch14 schools
- Biloxi13 schools
- Columbus13 schools
- Vicksburg13 schools
Questions about schools in Amory
How many public schools are in Amory, MS?
5 public schools with an address in Amory were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 2,366 students.What is the largest high school in Amory?
Amory High School, with 444 students in 2024-25 (Amory School District).Which districts run Amory's schools?
Amory School District (4 schools), Monroe Co School Dist (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25