Elm Creek High School
Public · Grades 7–12 · 149 students
Amherst High School
100 N Sycamore, Amherst, NE 68812
Grades
7–12
High
Students
157
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Amherst Public Schools
Buffalo County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 249 Nebraska high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Nebraska high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Amherst High School
Amherst High School is a public high school in Amherst, Nebraska, serving grades 7–12. It is part of Amherst Public Schools. The school is located in a remote rural area in Buffalo County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 157 students were enrolled, with about 9.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Nebraska high school (10.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 249 Nebraska high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 7–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 157 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Amherst Public Schools
- County
- Buffalo County
- NCES school ID
- 310007000019
Schools near Amherst High School
All 2 schools in Amherst →
West Kearney High School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 65 students
Hanny Arram Center
Alternative · Grades 6–12 · 2 students
Pleasanton High School
Public · Grades 7–12 · 131 students
Kearney High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students
Junior-Senior High at Sumner
Public · Grades 7–12 · 104 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.