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Gentry High School

Serves grades 10 - 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
801 B.B. King
Indianola, MS 38751
Phone
(662) 884-1240
District
SUNFLOWER CTY CONS SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SUNFLOWER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
505
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.4% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

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

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
28%
69%
26%
62%
29%
77%
    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
13
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 10 172 34.1%
Grade 11 161 31.9%
Grade 12 161 31.9%
Total 505 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.4% 1.5% 44.4%
Black 98.2% 96.5% 48.5%
Hispanic 1.4% 2.0% 5.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 73.9%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 67.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 6.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,328 2,939,690
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 36.3 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.3% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 14.8% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,058 1,131,760
Single Parent Households With Children 14.6% 10.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 75.8% 86.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.9% 24.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 3.8% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.8% 13.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 17.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.2% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 22.3% 13.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,204 $17,763,000 40.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $920 $2,634,000 6.0%
Staff $1,996 $5,715,000 13.1%
General Administration $609 $1,744,000 4.0%
School Administration $844 $2,415,000 5.5%
Operation $1,512 $4,330,000 9.9%
Transportation $532 $1,522,000 3.5%
Other $452 $1,293,000 3.0%
Total Support $6,864 $19,653,000 45.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,171 $6,217,000 14.2%
Total Expenditures $15,240 $43,633,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,259 $2,744,497,000 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $631 $276,759,000 5.0%
Staff $536 $235,007,000 4.3%
General Administration $374 $164,183,000 3.0%
School Administration $636 $278,872,000 5.1%
Operation $1,134 $497,098,000 9.0%
Transportation $515 $226,042,000 4.1%
Other $354 $155,392,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,181 $1,833,353,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,150 $942,667,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $12,589 $5,520,517,000 100.0%
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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