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Amherst County Public Schools is located close to the center of Virginia. Amherst County Public Schools has 473.93 square miles of land area and 4.92 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Amherst County Public Schools population is 32,237. Amherst County Public Schools median household income is $44,765 in 2010-2014. Amherst County Public Schools median house value is $149,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Amherst County Public Schools is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(85 out of 130, bottom 35%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	10
Population	32,237 (2010-2014), rank #55
Population Growth	0.16% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	67.32/sq mi, rank #85
Median Household Income:	$44,765 at 2010-2014—-2.57% increase since 2005-2009, rank #84
Median House Price:	$149,000 at 2010-2014—9.16% increase since 2005-2009, rank #92
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	473.93 sq mi, rank #30
Water Area:	4.92 sq mi (1.03%), rank #49
State:	Virginia
County:	Amherst County
City:	Madison Heights, Amherst, Gladstone, Arrington, Roseland, Vesuvius, Monroe, Sweet Briar
Zip:	24572, 24521, 24553, 22922, 22967, 24483, 24574, 24595
Area:	Lynchburg, VA

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Amherst County Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

153 Washington St

Amherst VA, 24521, Amherst County

Phone: 434-946-9387

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,291	4,442	4,526	4,599	4,634	4,771	4,764
English Language Learner Students:	8	9	11	17	12	21	16
Total Teachers:	347.75	360.64	366.01	297.45	301.46	299.30	304.00
Prekindergarten:	8.50	10.50	11.00	8.00	9.00	8.00	7.00
Kindergarten:	20.00	19.33	20.33	16.14	18.00	17.00	18.00
Elementary:	133.50	136.66	128.67	111.17	116.83	119.50	117.00
Secondary:	185.75	194.15	206.01	162.14	157.63	154.80	162.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	259.75	165.17	163.00	483.03	534.80	541.80	541.20
Instructional Aides:	73.00	68.00	72.00	48.00	79.00	77.00	76.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.00	4.00	4.00	52.00	52.00	52.00	53.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	14.00	11.00	11.00	11.50	12.00	28.00	27.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	7.00	4.00	5.00	5.50	6.00	6.00	6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	5.00	5.50	6.00	7.00	7.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.50	NA	15.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.50	9.00	2.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
Library/Media Support:	9.00	13.00	14.00	14.50	14.50	14.50	14.50
District Administrators:	2.00	9.00	9.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	12.00	11.00	10.00	21.00	21.00	22.50	22.50
School Administrators:	15.00	15.00	14.00	13.33	14.83	14.00	15.00
School Administrative Support:	24.00	12.00	15.00	38.00	43.00	42.00	42.00
Student Support Services:	7.25	6.17	6.00	12.00	12.00	15.00	14.00
Other Support Services:	92.00	7.00	6.00	259.70	272.47	262.80	263.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.34	12.32	12.37	15.46	15.37	15.94	15.67

Schools

Amelon Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	132 Amer Court, Madison Heights VA 24572
Amherst County High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	139 Lancer Ln, Amherst VA 24521
Amherst Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	156 Davis St, Amherst VA 24521
Amherst Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	165 Gordons Fairground Rd, Amherst VA 24521
Central Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	575 Union Hill Rd, Amherst VA 24521
Elon Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	147 Younger Dr, Madison Heights VA 24572
Madison Heights Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	287 Learning Ln, Madison Heights VA 24572
Monelison Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	257 Trojan Rd, Madison Heights VA 24572
Pleasant View Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	229 Dancing Creek Rd, Monroe VA 24574
Temperance Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1981 Lowesville Rd, Amherst VA 24521

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
SOL Test
2005	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2006	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	84%
2007	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	81%
2008	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	84%
2009	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	86%
2010	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	84%
2011	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	83%
2012	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	86%
2013	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.8%	72.5%
2005	History	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	90%
2006	History	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	91%
2007	History	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	93%
2008	History	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	93%
2009	History	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	93%
2010	History	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%
2011	History	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	85%
2012	History	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	88%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	90%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	89%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	89%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	91%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	91%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	64%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53.2%	65.3%
2005	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	89%
2006	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	90%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	88%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	88%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	88%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	91%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	86.5%	83.6%
2006	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2007	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	87%
2008	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	88%
2009	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	88%
2010	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	88%
2011	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	87%
2012	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	88%
2013	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.7%	70.1%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	78%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	81%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	84%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	87%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	88%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	89%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	55%	70%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	74.7%
2005	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	85%
2006	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	87%
2007	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	87%
2008	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	89%
2009	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	92%
2010	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	91%
2011	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	89%
2012	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2013	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.5%	73.3%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	80%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	83%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	86%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	88%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	90%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	91%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	89%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	53%	67%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50.8%	69.5%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	81%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	85%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89%	88%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93%	88%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91%	88%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90%	87%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90%	88%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71.5%	75.6%
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	91%	91%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	82%	89%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80%	87%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	88%	86%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85%	88%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80%	87%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	77%	87%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63.5%	70.6%
2006	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	83%
2007	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79%	84%
2008	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77%	85%
2009	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77%	87%
2010	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91%	88%
2011	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	87%
2012	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	89%
2013	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.5%	73.6%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	32%	52%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	41%	60%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	47%	68%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	62%	73%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74%	77%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	61%	73%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	74%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69.5%	78%
2006	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2007	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77%	83%
2008	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	87%
2009	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86%	89%
2010	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82%	89%
2011	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	89%
2012	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	88%
2013	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	74.7%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	45%	44%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48%	56%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56%	65%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64%	71%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	77%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	47%	57%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56%	61.1%
2005	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78%	77%
2006	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	78%
2007	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	79%
2008	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	83%
2009	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87%	87%
2010	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87%	89%
2011	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88%	90%
2012	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94%	89%
2013	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.9%	70.9%
2006	History	8th Grade	% met std	100%	81%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	79%	81%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	77%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81%	83%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	87%	87%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68%	60%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	60.5%	61.9%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89%	87%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	87%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92%	89%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	94%	90%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92%	90%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	91%	92%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	93%	92%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	94%	92%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70%	76.1%
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69%	74%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	89%	91%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76%	85%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82%	88%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	88%	89%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	89%	91%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	85%	89%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	89%	88%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	65.4%	70.3%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83%	87%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92%	88%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90%	91%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	96%	93%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	96%	93%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95%	95%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	96%	94%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52%	75%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	65.5%	76.2%
2005	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	95%	88%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	95%	84%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	97%	88%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	96%	91%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	96%	91%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	90%	91%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	98%	90%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	74%	69%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	75.9%	75.7%
2005	Biology	End of course	% met std	79%	83%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	79%	83%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	85%	88%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	90%	88%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	88%	88%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	93%	89%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	90%	91%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	92%	92%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	81.9%	82.6%
2005	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	87%	88%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	81%	87%
2007	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	99%	90%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	97%	92%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	97%	92%
2010	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	99%	94%
2011	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	98%	93%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	98%	93%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	83.3%	85.8%
2005	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	69%	80%
2006	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	79%	81%
2007	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	83%	85%
2008	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	88%	86%
2009	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	91%	87%
2010	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	89%	88%
2011	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	86%	90%
2012	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	90%	91%
2013	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	86.2%	83%
2005	English Reading	End of course	% met std	83%	88%
2006	English Reading	End of course	% met std	83%	90%
2007	English Reading	End of course	% met std	93%	94%
2008	English Reading	End of course	% met std	90%	94%
2009	English Reading	End of course	% met std	92%	95%
2010	English Reading	End of course	% met std	92%	94%
2011	English Reading	End of course	% met std	91%	94%
2012	English Reading	End of course	% met std	90%	93%
2013	English Reading	End of course	% met std	82.5%	88.9%
2005	Geography	End of course	% met std	73%	75%
2006	Geography	End of course	% met std	71%	77%
2007	Geography	End of course	% met std	73%	83%
2008	Geography	End of course	% met std	85%	84%
2009	Geography	End of course	% met std	82%	86%
2010	Geography	End of course	% met std	82%	86%
2011	Geography	End of course	% met std	76%	86%
2012	Geography	End of course	% met std	71%	85%
2013	Geography	End of course	% met std	68.1%	84.9%
2005	Geometry	End of course	% met std	95%	83%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	95%	83%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	91%	86%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	91%	87%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	94%	87%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	93%	88%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	93%	86%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	65%	73%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	52.8%	75.7%
2007	History	End of course	% met std	100%	86%
2010	History	End of course	% met std	100%	91%
2007	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	100%	88%
2010	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	67%	81%
2007	Science	End of course	% met std	93%	87%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	100%	88%
2005	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	81%	89%
2006	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	81%	91%
2007	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	85%	93%
2008	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	88%	94%
2009	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	88%	95%
2010	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	95%	95%
2011	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	69%	83%
2012	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	73%	84%
2013	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	74.5%	85.7%
2005	World History I	End of course	% met std	91%	85%
2006	World History I	End of course	% met std	94%	84%
2007	World History I	End of course	% met std	92%	89%
2008	World History I	End of course	% met std	91%	91%
2009	World History I	End of course	% met std	95%	92%
2010	World History I	End of course	% met std	94%	93%
2011	World History I	End of course	% met std	74%	81%
2012	World History I	End of course	% met std	83%	85%
2005	World History II	End of course	% met std	78%	88%
2006	World History II	End of course	% met std	83%	89%
2007	World History II	End of course	% met std	88%	93%
2008	World History II	End of course	% met std	88%	93%
2009	World History II	End of course	% met std	94%	94%
2010	World History II	End of course	% met std	84%	92%
2011	World History II	End of course	% met std	80%	83%
2012	World History II	End of course	% met std	81%	85%
2013	World History II	End of course	% met std	74.3%	85.1%
2005	Writing	End of course	% met std	87%	88%
2006	Writing	End of course	% met std	78%	88%
2007	Writing	End of course	% met std	88%	93%
2008	Writing	End of course	% met std	89%	92%
2009	Writing	End of course	% met std	88%	93%
2010	Writing	End of course	% met std	91%	92%
2011	Writing	End of course	% met std	88%	93%
2012	Writing	End of course	% met std	89%	93%
2013	Writing	End of course	% met std	78.4%	86.9%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$48,351,000	$10,683		$47,140,000	$10,250		$48,941,000	$10,561
Federal:	$5,727,000	$1,265	11.8%	$5,519,000	$1,200	11.7%	$6,413,000	$1,384	13.1%
State:	$26,020,000	$5,749	53.8%	$25,008,000	$5,438	53.1%	$26,273,000	$5,670	53.7%
Local:	$16,604,000	$3,669	34.3%	$16,613,000	$3,612	35.2%	$16,255,000	$3,508	33.2%
Total Expenditures:	$46,513,000	$10,277		$45,305,000	$9,851		$47,332,000	$10,214
Total Current Expenditures:	$42,951,000	$9,490		$41,667,000	$9,060		$43,764,000	$9,444
Instructional Expenditures:	$27,133,000	$5,995	63.2%	$26,719,000	$5,810	64.1%	$28,221,000	$6,090	64.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,088,000	$903	9.5%	$3,883,000	$844	9.3%	$4,085,000	$882	9.3%
Administration:	$3,076,000	$680	7.2%	$2,942,000	$640	7.1%	$3,152,000	$680	7.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$8,654,000	$1,912	20.1%	$8,123,000	$1,766	19.5%	$8,306,000	$1,792	19.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,049,000	$232		$1,138,000	$247		$1,046,000	$226
Construction:	$271,000	$60		$0	$0		$304,000	$66
Total Other:	$787,000	$174		$667,000	$145		$798,000	$172
Interest on Debt:	$679,000	$150		$723,000	$157		$835,000	$180

Total Salary:	$28,299,000	$6,253		$28,359,000	$6,166		$29,416,000	$6,348
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$19,475,000	$4,303	68.8%	$19,790,000	$4,303	69.8%	$20,294,000	$4,379	69.0%
Other Salary:	$8,824,000	$1,950	31.2%	$8,569,000	$1,863	30.2%	$9,122,000	$1,968	31.0%
Total Benefit:	$8,243,000	$1,821		$7,121,000	$1,548		$7,897,000	$1,704
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,701,000	$1,260	69.2%	$5,023,000	$1,092	70.5%	$5,509,000	$1,189	69.8%
Other Benefit:	$2,542,000	$562	30.8%	$2,098,000	$456	29.5%	$2,388,000	$515	30.2%

* Amherst County Public Schools was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.