School district · New Hampshire

Amherst School District

Amherst School District in New Hampshire: 2 public schools with 1,311 students and 10.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,171 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
1,311
Students per teacher
10.9
NH 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,171
NH $23.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
120
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
262
NH 182 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.2

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$19.1K15
$19.5K16
$18.8K17
$18.6K18
$19.5K19
$20.4K20
$22.4K21
$23.1K22
$22.4K23
$23.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.1% · $690K
State
18% · $6M
Local
80% · $26.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,185
Support services
$8,448
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$399K
Long-term debt
$1.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–467610.0
5–863512.2

Sources

Address
1 School St, Amherst, NH 03031
Phone
(603)673-2690