Gentry Primary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Gentry, Arkansas

Gentry Primary School in Gentry, Arkansas enrolled 347 students in 2024-25 with 26.2 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

352 students in 2022-23, 372 students in 2023-24, 347 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.7 to 26.2.

Students enrolled at Gentry Primary School by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233522023-243722024-25347
Students enrolled at Gentry Primary School by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233522023-243722024-25347
Students enrolled at Gentry Primary School by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233522023-243722024-25347
Students enrolled at Gentry Primary School by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233522023-243722024-25347
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335225.713.7
2023-2437227.413.6
2024-2534726.213.3

13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools

Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; Gentry Primary School 13.3; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGentry Primary School 13.3state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; Gentry Primary School 13.3; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGentry Primary School 13.3state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; Gentry Primary School 13.3; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGentry Primary School 13.3state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; Gentry Primary School 13.3; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGentry Primary School 13.3state median 16.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 347 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gentry Primary School enrolled 347 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 347 of the 347 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent28.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.0% of students were White, 22.2% Hispanic, 13.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White53.0%
  2. Hispanic22.2%
  3. Two or more races13.5%
  4. Asian6.9%
  5. American Indian2.9%
  6. Pacific Islander1.2%
  7. Black0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Gentry

2 public elementary schools in Gentry report 2024-25 enrollment; Gentry Primary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gentry Intermediate School41615.439.7%
Gentry Primary School34713.336.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gentry Primary School

  1. Gentry Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 416 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Delbert Pete & Pat Allen EleThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.7 miles away: 671 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
  3. Compare Gentry Primary School with Gentry Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gentry School District spends per student$12,477 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,477
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasGentry Primary School is the number 339 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#339 of 504
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.13.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Gentry Primary School

  1. How many students attend Gentry Primary School?
    347 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 352 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gentry, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gentry Primary School?
    13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Gentry Primary School a Title I school?
    Gentry Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Gentry Primary School in?
    Gentry School District, NCES district ID 0506540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050654000791 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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