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Gentry High School

201 S Giles Ave

Tel: (479)736-2666

Gentry High School serves 450 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the AR average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the state average of 39%.
Gentry High School operates within the Gentry School District.
Gentry School District's 72% graduation rate is lower than the AR state average of 78%.

The student population of 450 students has grown by 19% over five years.
The teacher population of 33 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has increased from 12:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.56 is more than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AR) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	14:1

American Indian	6%	1%

Asian	8%	2%

Hispanic	12%	12%

Black	n/a	21%

White	64%	61%

Hawaiian	n/a	1%

Two or more races	10%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.56	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	35%	53%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	16%	9%

Gentry School District's student population of 1,418 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 72% has decreased from 94% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,708 in this district is less than the state average of $10,835. The district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $12,955 is higher than the state average of $10,302. The district spending/student has grown by 52% over four years.

School District Name	Gentry School District
Number of Schools Managed	4	3
Number of Students Managed	1,418	913

Graduation Rate	72%	78%

District Total Revenue	$15 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$19 MM	$9 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,708	$10,835

District Spending / Student	$12,955	$10,302

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