West Amory School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Amory, Mississippi
West Amory School in Amory, Mississippi enrolled 355 students in 2024-25 with 26.9 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
359 students in 2022-23, 355 students in 2023-24, 355 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.3 to 26.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 359 | 28.3 | 12.7 |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 26.8 | 13.3 |
| 2024-25 | 355 | 26.9 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 361 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Amory School enrolled 361 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 361 of the 361 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent23.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.3% of students were White, 30.7% Black, 8.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White58.3%
- Black30.7%
- Two or more races8.2%
- Hispanic2.0%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Amory
2 public elementary schools in Amory report 2024-25 enrollment; West Amory School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Amory School | 355 | 13.2 | 59.4% |
| East Amory School | 314 | 11.8 | 56.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Amory School
- East Amory SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 314 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Nettleton Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 215 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare West Amory School with East Amory SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Amory School District spends per student$11,627 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,627
- The largest public schools in MississippiWest Amory School is the number 265 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#265 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.13.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about West Amory School
How many students attend West Amory School?
355 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 359 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Amory, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Amory School?
13.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Amory School a Title I school?
West Amory School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is West Amory School in?
Amory School District, NCES district ID 2800450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280045000032 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.