📍 4301 Main St, Amherst, Erie County, 14226
Amherst Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Amherst, Erie County. The school has 870 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Amherst Central School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 81.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 100% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Amherst Central High School enrolls 870 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 81.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 15% Black or African American and 9.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 555 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 134 | 15% |
| Asian | 85 | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
331 of the school's 870 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 296 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Amherst Central High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 61, state house district 146.
Amherst Central High School is one of 4 schools in AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in AMHERST, New York. The district serves 3,033 students district-wide and employs 264 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 870 students, Amherst Central High School is close to the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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