Gentry High School

Set in Indianola, Mississippi, Gentry High School is a modestly sized 9-12 campus, operated by Sunflower County Consolidated School District. It serves 465 students across grades 10 through 12. That puts it 29% below the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 651 students.

Gentry High School is one of 11 schools operated by Sunflower County Consolidated School District, a district that instructs 2,807 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Gentry High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (95%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 73% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Gentry High School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Gentry High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gentry High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 49.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Sunflower County indicate median household income runs about $39,956, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 22%. Gentry High School is one of 13 public schools in Sunflower County (combined enrollment of about 2,807 students).

The closest other public school is Carver Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gentry High School has shrank 7%, going from 499 students in 2018 to 465 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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