📍 1155 Pioneer Lane, Gentry, Benton County, 72734
Gentry High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gentry, Benton County. The school has 505 pupils enrolled. The Principal is T. Blanchard. It is part of the Gentry School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 70.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
Gentry High School enrolls 505 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 70.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 8.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 307 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 20% |
| Asian | 45 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
225 of the school's 505 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gentry High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-30.
Gentry High School is one of 4 schools in GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in GENTRY, Arkansas. The district serves 1,753 students district-wide and employs 153 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 505 students, Gentry High School is larger than the district average of about 438 students per school.