Summary:
Schools in Amherst, Wisconsin include four public schools serving roughly 983 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Three belong to the Tomorrow River School District: Amherst Elementary (PK–4, 342 students), Amherst Middle (5–8, 257 students), and Amherst High (9–12, 349 students). The fourth, Central Sands Community High School (9–12), is its own district with only 35 students.
Amherst High stands out on traditional measures: a 98.9% graduation rate versus Wisconsin's 92.0%, a 0.5% dropout rate, and chronic absenteeism of 11.5% against 17.3% statewide, plus a 71st-percentile, 4-star ranking. Amherst Middle is the most consistent, holding the 70th–79th percentile with 4 stars for three years, with strong 5th-grade math (80.33% proficient) and 7th-grade ELA (71.43%), though 8th-grade math (49.09%) falls below the state's 53.67%. Amherst Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the group at 4.6% and scores above state averages, but its rank slipped from the 86th percentile to the 61st percentile year over year. Central Sands Community High School reports strong social studies (66.67%) and ELA (63.64%) proficiency and a 0.0% dropout rate, but chronic absenteeism of 34.4% and an 81.8% graduation rate below the state's 92.0%.
Resources vary widely: Amherst High spends $17,284 per student, about 35% more than Amherst Elementary's $12,772, while Amherst Middle has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 11.2. Because Central Sands Community High School enrolls only 35 students and has some values unavailable, and because Amherst Elementary's swing may reflect small grade-level samples, families should treat single-year numbers cautiously.
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