Enrollment
102
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Amherst, TX
Amherst School
Federal NCES profile for Amherst School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 67/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 480816000188
👥 S:T ratio 78
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 80
📋 Attendance 41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Amherst School earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Texas schools.
- 67
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5.4:1
- small classes for Texas
- 80.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 102
- students enrolled
Amherst School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5.4:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-63% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
80.8%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+31% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Amherst School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Amherst School
Amherst School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Amherst, Texas, enrolling 102 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5.4:1, Amherst School is leaner than roughly 98% of Texas schools and 63% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 80.8% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Texas schools, with 102 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 207 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #42.
Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 23/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 102 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Amherst Isd spends $18,906 per pupil, 39% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Amherst Isd operates only this one school, so Amherst School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 102 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Texas's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Amherst School compares
Amherst School on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 5.4:1 | ▼ 63% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 80.8% | ▲ 31% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 102 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5.4:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
102
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
80.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 31% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
5.4:1
students per teacher
- 63% below state mean
Top 2% in Texas - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$18,906
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 102 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 87.3%
White 7.8%
African American 2.9%
Two or More 2.0%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 87.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 23.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 23.1, Amherst School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Amherst Isd, which includes Amherst School.
$18,906
Per student
+39%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+14%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 22.5%
State 62.7%
Federal 14.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~102 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Amherst School
How many students attend Amherst School?
Amherst School has 102 students enrolled. It is a public school in Amherst, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Amherst School?
The student-teacher ratio at Amherst School is 5.4:1, which is 63% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 66% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Amherst School?
80.8% of students at Amherst School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Amherst School?
The largest demographic group at Amherst School is Hispanic or Latino at 87.3% of enrollment, in Amherst, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Amherst School?
Amherst School has a Resource Investment Index of 67/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Amherst School a good school?
Amherst School earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Amherst Isd?
None reported; Amherst Isd operates only Amherst School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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