Amherst County High

Virtual

Regular School · Amherst, VA

Amherst County High is a regular school school in Amherst, Virginia, serving grades 09–12 with 1,240 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.4:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,240

Teachers (FTE)

86.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	824	66%
Black or African American	229	18%
Two or more races	110	9%
Hispanic/Latino	60	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	12	1%
Asian	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	1,240	630M / 610F

English Language Learners: 7 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	57.0% +1.7pp	55.3%	315
Reading Proficiency	81.0% +10.9pp	70.1%	255
Science Proficiency	51.0%	—	313
4-Year Graduation Rate	93.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (13)

127 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

119 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

119

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

299

24.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,240	100%

Contact & Location

139 Lancer Lane

Amherst, VA 24521

Phone: (434)946-2898

http://achs.amherst.k12.va.us

District

Amherst County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,156

District enrollment: 3,987

Other Schools in District

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 24521) → CensusDepth.com
Virginia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Virginia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

510021000065

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD