J Sam Gentry Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Mount Airy, North Carolina
J Sam Gentry Middle in Mount Airy, North Carolina enrolled 320 students in 2024-25 with 22.2 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
363 students in 2022-23, 346 students in 2023-24, 320 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.2 to 22.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 363 | 25.2 | 14.4 |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 23.9 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 320 | 22.2 | 14.4 |
14.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 378 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection J Sam Gentry Middle enrolled 378 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 378 of the 378 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions29
- Chronically absent20.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.0% of students were White, 25.0% Hispanic, 3.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White70.0%
- Hispanic25.0%
- Two or more races3.1%
- Black1.6%
- Asian0.3%
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.
Middle schools in Mount Airy
3 public middle schools in Mount Airy report 2024-25 enrollment; J Sam Gentry Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Airy Middle | 395 | 12.7 | 99.2% |
| J Sam Gentry Middle | 320 | 14.4 | 99.1% |
| Meadowview Magnet Middle | 318 | 13.1 | 99.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about J Sam Gentry Middle
- Meadowview Magnet MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 318 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Mount Airy MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 395 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Compare J Sam Gentry Middle with Meadowview Magnet MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Surry County Schools spends per student$12,301 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,301
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaJ Sam Gentry Middle is the number 415 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#415 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.14.4:1
- 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 J Sam Gentry Middle
How many students attend J Sam Gentry Middle?
320 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 363 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mount Airy, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at J Sam Gentry Middle?
14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is J Sam Gentry Middle a Title I school?
J Sam Gentry Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is J Sam Gentry Middle in?
Surry County Schools, NCES district ID 3704410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370441001751 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.