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Gentry High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1155 Pioneer Lane
Gentry, AR 72734
Phone
(479) 736-2666
District
GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
BENTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
538
Classroom Teachers
73

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.4% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Gentry High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

40 30 20 10 0
28%
25%
34%
33%
22%
18%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
22%
37%
32%
12%
11%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
7
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 142 26.4%
Grade 10 153 28.4%
Grade 11 119 22.1%
Grade 12 124 23.0%
Total 538 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.9% 64.9% 60.6%
Black 0.4% 0.9% 20.3%
Hispanic 22.2% 21.3% 15.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.4% 8.1% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.0% 4.8% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.0% 57.8% 66.1%
Free lunch eligible 36.2% 43.6% 56.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 15.8% 14.3% 9.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,558 3,067,732
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 99.7 59
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.9% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.9% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.4% 24.5%
65 OR OLDER 17.7% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,182 1,189,160
Single Parent Households With Children 9.9% 9.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.6% 88.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.0% 25.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.3% 12.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 14.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.2% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 25.1% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.7% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.6% 14.3%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 11.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,754 $9,610,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $519 $866,000 4.6%
Staff $797 $1,331,000 7.1%
General Administration $222 $370,000 2.0%
School Administration $495 $826,000 4.4%
Operation $1,284 $2,145,000 11.4%
Transportation $451 $753,000 4.0%
Other $426 $711,000 3.8%
Total Support $4,193 $7,002,000 37.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,299 $2,170,000 11.6%
Total Expenditures $11,247 $18,782,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,636 $3,219,481,000 47.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $680 $330,051,000 4.8%
Staff $1,093 $530,084,000 7.7%
General Administration $315 $152,727,000 2.2%
School Administration $601 $291,526,000 4.3%
Operation $1,353 $656,309,000 9.6%
Transportation $429 $208,200,000 3.0%
Other $418 $202,588,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,888 $2,371,485,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,601 $1,262,046,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $14,124 $6,853,012,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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