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Gentry High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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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
505
Classroom Teachers
70

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.8% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.9% of all U.S. schools.


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

Grade 9

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
34%
47%
41%
28%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
28%
40%
36%
14%
20%
    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 28.1%
Grade 10 127 25.1%
Grade 11 123 24.4%
Grade 12 113 22.4%
Total 505 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.0% 65.8% 61.4%
Black 0.4% 0.7% 20.2%
Hispanic 21.4% 20.0% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.5% 9.1% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.6% 4.4% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.6% 54.8% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 32.9% 40.7% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.7% 14.1% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,750 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 102.0 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.2% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.5% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 15.5% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,241 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 11.2% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.0% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.7% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.9% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.1% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.4% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 24.1% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.8% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.1% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 9.6% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,534 $8,948,000 51.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $461 $745,000 4.3%
Staff $917 $1,482,000 8.6%
General Administration $197 $318,000 1.8%
School Administration $546 $883,000 5.1%
Operation $1,207 $1,952,000 11.3%
Transportation $411 $665,000 3.8%
Other $448 $725,000 4.2%
Total Support $4,187 $6,770,000 39.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $978 $1,582,000 9.1%
Total Expenditures $10,699 $17,300,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%