City: AMHERST, TX
School type: ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY
Address: P O BOX 248
Grades: KG-12
District: AMHERST ISD
District number: 140901
Instruction type: REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL
Phone: (806) 246-3221
Fax: (806) 246-3649
School Enrollment: 176
White students: 31.8%
Black students: 14.2%
Hispanic students: 54%
Asian students: 0%
Native American students: 0%
White students: 56
Black students: 25
Native American students: 0
Hispanic students: 95
Attendance rate: 96.5%
Dropout rate: 0%
Dropout rate for white students: 0%
Dropout rate for male students: 0%
High School graduation rate: 91.7%
HS graduation rate for male students: 87.5%
HS graduation rate for white students: 87.5%
Average class size KG: 16.1
Average class size 1st grade: 17.7
Average class size 2nd grade: 12
Average class size 3rd grade: 9
Average class size 4th grade: 13
Average class size 5th grade: 12.4
Average class size 6th grade: 13.7
GED rate: 8.3%
Continuing education rate: 0%
Total number of teachers: 19.1
Beginning teachers: 1
Teachers with 1-5 years of experience: 7
Teachers with 6-10 years of experience: 1
Teachers with 11-20 years of experience: 5
Teachers with over 20 years of experience: 5.1
Male teachers count: 6.1
Female teachers count: 13
Teacher tenure average: 8.2
Teacher experience average: 13.1
Teacher/student ratio: 9.2
Total staff: 24.9
Professional staff: 21
Support staff: 1
Administration staff: 0.9
Educational Aides: 3.9
Pre-Kindergarten enrollment : 0
Kindergarten enrollment : 16
1st grade enrollment : 17
2nd grade enrollment : 12
3rd grade enrollment : 9
4th grade enrollment : 13
5th grade enrollment : 12
6th grade enrollment : 11
7th grade enrollment : 18
8th grade enrollment : 11
9th grade enrollment : 16
10th grade enrollment : 15
11th grade enrollment : 14
12th grade enrollment : 12
Statistics about AMHERST SCHOOL in AMHERST, TX
Students taking SAT/ACT: 76.9%
ACT average for all students taking the test: 20.4
ACT average for Hispanic students: 21.4
ACT average for female students: 20.4
ACT average for male students: 20.4
Average teacher salary: $35040
Average profession support salary: $41700
Average administration staff salary: $56584
Average beginning teacher salary: $29740
Average salary for teachers with 1 to 5 years of experience: $29209
Average salary for teachers with 6 to 10 years of experience: $31370
Average salary for teachers with 11 to 20 years of experience: $37992
Average salary for teachers with over 20 years of experience: $41896
Dollars spent per student: $7265
Operating expenditure for instruction: $863050
Operating expenditure for instruction leadership: $0
Operating expenditure for administration: $76668
Operating expenditure for other campus costs: $338991
Total operating expenditure: $1278709
Limited English Proficient students count: 27
Economically disadvantaged students count: 128
Special education students count: 19
Gifted students count: 10
Bilingual students count: 25
Students taking advanced courses: 13.5%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (2 SEM below panel recommendation): 58.1%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (1 SEM below panel recommendation): 47.3%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (panel recommendation): 41.9%
Rate of students in all grades receiving commended perfomances on TAKS test: 3.2%
Rate of students in all grades meeting English Language Arts panel recommendation TAKS standards: 79.2%
Rate of students in all grades meeting reading panel recommendation TAKS standards: 72.3%
Rate of students in all grades meeting math panel recommendation TAKS standards: 53.3%
Rate of students in all grades meeting science panel recommendation TAKS standards: 40%
Rate of students in all grades meeting social studies panel recommendation TAKS standards: 65.7%
Rate of students in all grades meeting writing panel recommendation TAKS standards: 80%