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Best High Schools in Amherst, WI

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384

Students

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Top rankedAmherst High115^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools

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Amherst High up 31 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Amherst, Wisconsin is home to two high schools: Amherst High and Central Sands Community High School. Amherst High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 354 students, while Central Sands Community High School is a much smaller public charter school with only 30 students.

Amherst High is the standout school in the area, consistently ranking among the top high schools in Wisconsin and exceeding state averages in academic proficiency. The school has a strong 4-year graduation rate of 91.0% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%. Academically, Amherst High students perform well, with 10th-grade proficiency rates surpassing the state averages in subjects like social studies, English language arts, mathematics, and science.

In contrast, Central Sands Community High School lacks the detailed performance data available for Amherst High, making it difficult to fully evaluate its academic standing. However, the school does share some similarities with Amherst High, such as a low dropout rate and chronic absenteeism rate. Overall, Amherst High appears to be the stronger-performing high school in the Amherst, Wisconsin area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amherst High	Public	9-12	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 824-5522	349	28	12.2	21.8%	326 (93.4%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	67.2	115^th of 431 public high schools	73.3%		62.6	146^th of 431 public high schools	66.1%	31	57.3	46.3	53.7	56.8	$12,959	$417	$12,542
Central Sands Community High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3995 County Rd K	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Central Sands Community High School Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 281-4776	35	2	15.0		30 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				54.6

Cities Near Amherst

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Amherst Junction	8.45 mi	2	162^nd
Waupaca	8.86 mi	5	156^th
Iola	10.84 mi	2	301^st
Plover	10.94 mi	2	312^th
Stevens Point	12.16 mi	13	230^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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