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Gentry, Arkansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Gentry School District #210 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,487 per pupil, Gentry School District ranks #145 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,617
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,487
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gentry School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,617 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Benton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,487 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 53.6% local, 33.6% state, and 12.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 30/100, ranked #210 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 386.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.7% White, 20.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gentry Primary School, with a diversity index of 64.6/100.
Its largest campus is Gentry High School, enrolling 565 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Gentry High School accounts for 32.2% of all Gentry School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Gentry School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Gentry School District student-counselor ratio is 386:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Gentry School District chronic absenteeism rate is 34.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Gentry School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,617 students.
How much does Gentry School District spend per student?
Gentry School District spends $11,487 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #210 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Gentry School District?
Gentry School District students are 56.7% White, 20.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gentry School District?
Gentry School District has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #210 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.