Gentry High School - Indianola, Mississippi/MS

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Gentry High School

801 B.b. King Road, Indianola, MS, 38751-3300 -

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Definition of Terms

Gentry High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 10 - 12

County

Sunflower County, MS

Students & Faculty

Total Students

682 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

29 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 10 - 245 students

Grade 11 - 221 students

Grade 12 - 174 students

Grade Not Listed - 42 students

This School

(MS) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:24

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MS) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	n/a
% Hispanic	1%	1%
% Black	99%	52%
% White	1%	45%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MS) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

84%

58%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MS) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Indianola School District

This School's Agency

(MS) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	7	6
Number of Students Managed	2,665 students	2,328 students
District Total Revenue	$18,116,000	$17,470,000
District Expenditure	$18,227,000	$17,333,000
District Revenue / Student	$6,798	$7,504
District Expenditure / Student	$6,839	$7,445
District Graduation Rates	91%	59%

New St. Joe coach no stranger to the Delta (Delta Democrat Times)
posted on June 28, 2009 at 04:09:48 am
GREENVILLE — For John D. Baker, accepting the head coaching job at St. Joe High School is a homecoming of sorts.
Miss. students work on dropout prevention (The Clarion-Ledger)
posted on May 19, 2009 at 07:15:09 pm
The state superintendent of education's Youth Advisory Board plans to push for dropout prevention legislation in the 2010 session.
NORTH MISSISSIPPI & NORTHWEST ALABAMA (WCBI Columbus)
posted on May 19, 2009 at 04:29:53 pm
Students Push Dropout Legislation They envision a dropout prevention pilot program where high school-age students mentor and tutor their middle school-age counterparts during and after school -- and get paid for it like a summer job.
No scouting, no problem (Delta Democrat Times)
posted on February 20, 2009 at 07:34:15 pm
INDIANOLA - Conventional coaching wisdom advises finding out as much as possible about an upcoming opponent.
MHSAA tournament games set (Delta Democrat Times)
posted on February 18, 2009 at 01:34:43 am
GREENVILLE - The Greenville-Weston Hornets and Honeybees are headed on the road, meanwhile, Gentry's Lady Rams will host the first round of North State action in the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) tournament.

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About This Zip Code (38751)

School Zip (38751)

(MS) State Average

Population (Approximate)	13,529 people	2,619,126 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	22%	18%
Population Average Age	30 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	3.0 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$26,970	$31,745
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.1 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	37 years old	33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	63% / 37%	69% / 31%