Gentry School District Explained

Gentry School District
Established:	Randy C. Barrett, Ed.D.
Grades:	PK–12
Superintendent:	Terry Metz
Schools:	4
Students:	1,431
Teachers:	110.46 (on FTE basis)
Staff:	211.46 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:	12.95
Conference:	4A Region 1 (2012–14)
Accreditation:	ADE AdvancED
Mascot:	Pioneer
Colors:	Maroon White
Location:	201 S Giles Avenue Gentry, Arkansas 72734
Country:	USA

Gentry School District 19 (GSD) is a school district based in Gentry, Arkansas, United States. GSD supports more than 1,400 students in kindergarten through grade 12 and employs more than 220 faculty and staff on a full time equivalent basis for its four schools.

The school district encompasses 85.62mi2 of land in Benton County.

The district includes the vast majority of Gentry, all of Cherokee City and Springtown, and western portions of Highfill.^[1]

Competitive sports programs include football, baseball, fast-pitch softball, men and women's basketball and soccer, bowling, cross country, wrestling, cheer, golf, volleyball, and track teams, Odyssey of The Mind,Robotics, Competitive Gaming. They also have Fine Arts including but not limited to Choir,Theater,Drama,Art,Music, and appreciation classes for both art and music.

Schools

Secondary schools

Gentry High School, serving grades 9 through 12.
Gentry Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8.

Elementary schools

Gentry Intermediate School, serving grades 3 through 5.
Gentry Primary School, serving kindergarten through grade 2.

References

Web site: 2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benton County, AR. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-05-25.

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