Amherst Middle (Amherst County Public Schools SCH DIST.), Virginia - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Amherst Middle is a Middle in Amherst, VA. It currently serves 356 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the Amherst County Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Amherst County Public Schools School District and all schools in Virginia.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:356
Number of Teachers: 30
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.87

Location Info

Location: 165 Gordons Fairground Rd, Amherst, VA 24521
Mailing Address: 165 Gordons Fairground Rd, Amherst, VA 24521
Phone: (434)946-0691
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 128
Grade 7 114
Grade 8 114
Gender/Sex of Amherst Middle Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 200 56.18
Female 156 43.82
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Amherst Middle Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.84
Asian 2 0.56
Black or African American 54 15.17
Hispanic/Latino 21 5.90
Two or more races 26 7.30
White 250 70.22
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.00
Asian 2 1.00
Black or African American 34 17.00
Hispanic/Latino 11 5.50
Two or more races 11 5.50
White 140 70.00
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.64
Black or African American 20 12.82
Hispanic/Latino 10 6.41
Two or more races 15 9.62
White 110 70.51

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.78
Black or African American 19 14.84
Hispanic/Latino 9 7.03
Two or more races 10 7.81
White 89 69.53
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.75
Asian 1 0.88
Black or African American 16 14.04
Hispanic/Latino 5 4.39
Two or more races 10 8.77
White 80 70.18
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.88
Black or African American 19 16.67
Hispanic/Latino 7 6.14
Two or more races 6 5.26
White 81 71.05