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Amherst, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Amherst Exempted Village #766 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,169 per pupil, Amherst Exempted Village ranks #853 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,564
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,169
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Amherst Exempted Village operates 4 public schools serving 3,564 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lorain County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,169 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.5% local, 37.0% state, and 10.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 19/100, ranked #766 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 606.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.3% White, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Powers Elementary School, with a diversity index of 45.0/100.
Its largest campus is Powers Elementary School, enrolling 1,104 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Powers Elementary School accounts for 31.0% of all Amherst Exempted Village student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Amherst Exempted Village-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Amherst Exempted Village student-counselor ratio is 607:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Amherst Exempted Village chronic absenteeism rate is 24.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Amherst Exempted Village is typically wider than the Amherst Exempted Village-aggregate figure suggests.
Amherst Exempted Village has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,564 students.
How much does Amherst Exempted Village spend per student?
Amherst Exempted Village spends $11,169 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #766 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Amherst Exempted Village?
Amherst Exempted Village students are 73.3% White, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Amherst Exempted Village?
Amherst Exempted Village has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #766 out of 806 districts in Ohio.