School district · Arkansas

Gentry School District

Gentry School District in Arkansas: 4 public schools with 1,753 students and 10.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,574 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,753
Students per teacher
10.6
AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,574
AR $13.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
165
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
292
AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.0K15
$10.0K16
$10.6K17
$10.1K18
$10.5K19
$10.2K20
$11.4K21
$11.5K22
$12.5K23
$13.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.7% · $2.2M
State
73% · $18.7M
Local
19% · $4.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,426
Support services
$5,421
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.5M
Long-term debt
$20.7M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
3–541615.4
K–234713.3
6–842513.4
9–125657.0

Sources

Address
201 S. Giles, Gentry, AR 72734
Phone
(479)736-2253
Website