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Amherst, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Amherst Public Schools #150 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,447 per pupil, Amherst Public Schools ranks #227 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Amherst Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 394 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Buffalo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,447 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 25 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Nebraska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.3% local, 41.2% state, and 7.5% 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 35/100, ranked #150 of 200 in Nebraska against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 360:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.2% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Amherst Elementary School, enrolling 203 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Amherst Elementary School accounts for 51.5% of all Amherst Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Amherst Public Schools a distant remainder — means Amherst Public Schools-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 Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 360:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Amherst Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — 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 Public Schools is typically wider than the Amherst Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Amherst Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 394 students.
How much does Amherst Public Schools spend per student?
Amherst Public Schools spends $12,447 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #150 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Amherst Public Schools?
Amherst Public Schools students are 94.2% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Amherst Public Schools?
Amherst Public Schools has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #150 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.