Schools in Amherst, VA

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

5SCHOOLS

1WITH TRUSTED DATA

$300,338TYPICAL HOME VALUE

47%OF CITIES COST MORE

Why no city ranking? Only 1 of 5 schools here have trustworthy data — we rank a city only when at least 5 do, so one school's numbers can't masquerade as a citywide pattern. Each school below still has its own full report.

Typical home value: $300,338 (Zillow ZHVI, 2026-06-30) — cheaper than 47% of ZHVI-matched cities. Comparing safety against price? See the Affordable & Safe guide.

All schools, safest first

SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
AMHERST COUNTY HIGH	AMHERST CO PBLC SCHS	09–12	1,218	14	A
AMHERST ELEM	AMHERST CO PBLC SCHS	PK–05	233	— insufficient data	C
AMHERST MIDDLE	AMHERST CO PBLC SCHS	06–08	378	— insufficient data	D
CENTRAL ELEM	AMHERST CO PBLC SCHS	PK–05	334	— insufficient data	C
TEMPERANCE ELEM	AMHERST CO PBLC SCHS	PK–05	96	— insufficient data	C