AMHERST â Amherst County Public Schools is set to receive a funding influx of just more than $344,000 in the 2021-22 fiscal year based on the most recent state budget, according to figures presented to the countyâs school board Thursday. A week prior to the meeting, Superintendent Rob Arnold unveiled a $53.8 million budget proposal with a recommended 3% pay raise for division staff. Based on the most recent figures, the budget plan now is slated at $54.2 million with a recommended 4% pay increase. A 1% salary increase costs the division $338,787 and is covered with the added state funding. Arnold said a 4% pay hike, coupled with the 1.5% raise in the current fiscal year budget, meets the stateâs threshold for a 5% raise for teachers over the 2020-22 biennium.