Grades PreK-12 236 students 5.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 70% to 4-year college
Private high schools in Amherst, NY
14 in Amherst or within 6 miles. Private schools that teach grade 9 or above, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
Grades 9-12 647 students 13.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys 96% to 4-year college
Nichols School
3 mi Grades 5-12 582 students 8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 87% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 220 students 7.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 91% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-11 66 students 5.3 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Grades 9-12 181 students 8.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 89% to 4-year college
Grades 9-12 216 students 8.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-girls 91% to 4-year college
Grades K-12 28 students 9.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 67% to 4-year college
Grades 2-11 16 students 4 students per teacher Church of God in Christ Co-ed
Grades K-12 123 students 3.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Buffalo Seminary
5 mi Grades 9-12 149 students 6.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian All-girls 95% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-11 277 students 10.7 students per teacher Islamic Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades K-12 554 students 5.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 25% to 4-year college
Grades 7-12 136 students 5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
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