Amherst County High School - Amherst, Virginia/VA

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Amherst County High School

139 Lancer Lane, Amherst, VA, 24521-0410 -

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Definition of Terms

Amherst County High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Amherst County, VA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1508 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

101 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 469 students

Grade 10 - 384 students

Grade 11 - 349 students

Grade 12 - 306 students

This School

(VA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(VA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	1%	3%
% Hispanic	1%	5%
% Black	28%	27%
% White	69%	63%

Additional Student Information

This School

(VA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

24%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(VA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Amherst County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(VA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	10	8
Number of Students Managed	4,755 students	3,743 students
District Total Revenue	$39,613,000	$37,199,000
District Expenditure	$38,916,000	$37,511,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,331	$9,938
District Expenditure / Student	$8,184	$10,022
District Graduation Rates	88%	88%

Eighth-graders prepare for next step in football (The Amherst New Era Progress)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 02:01:44 pm
The football game between Monelison Middle School and Amherst Middle School may have been anti-climatic, as the Trojans cruised to a 34-0 victory Oct. 29, but Amherst County High School varsity football coach Cecil Phillips was there to put it all into perspective.
‘Ghosted’ teens offer lessons (The Amherst New Era Progress)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 03:30:30 pm
Danger, be it real or imagined, pervaded the impending weekend as Amherst County High School students glanced out of curiosity, sometimes chuckling but nonetheless paying attention to the words on the black T-shirts that some of their classmates wore.
Two Veterans Day events planned by DAR, school (The Amherst New Era Progress)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 03:30:19 pm
Two Veterans Day events have been organized in Amherst.
Most supervisor candidates skip election forum (The Amherst New Era Progress)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 12:00:08 pm
Three of four candidates seeking Amherst Board of Supervisors seats skipped a forum Monday night, leaving only the organizer, Claudia Tucker, to answer questions about what she would do if elected.
Sheriff’s office to help D.A.R.E. (The Amherst New Era Progress)
posted on October 14, 2009 at 12:15:08 pm
The Amherst County Sheriff’s Office is holding a fundraiser for the Amherst Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D.A.R.E., program on Oct. 23.

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Amherst County High School is a public high school serving Amherst County, Virginia.
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