Of the 3,481 students enrolled in Pontotoc County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 75.2% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the seven schools in the district, South Pontotoc Elementary School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Pontotoc County School District’s student body showed that 75.2% of students were white, 11.6% were Hispanic, 9.5% were Black, and 3.4% were multiracial.
Pontotoc County School District roughly covers seven schools within Pontotoc County and has a main office in Pontotoc.
Mississippi’s schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Pontotoc Elementary School | 0% | 10.5% | 15.4% | 5.9% | 68.2% |
| North Pontotoc High School | 0% | 11.2% | 15.8% | 1.6% | 71.4% |
| North Pontotoc Middle School | 0% | 11.5% | 15.3% | 2.3% | 70.9% |
| North Pontotoc Upper Elementary School | 0% | 13.4% | 14.7% | 2.5% | 69.4% |
| South Pontotoc Elementary School | 0% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 5.1% | 79.2% |
| South Pontotoc High School | 0% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 2.7% | 83.5% |
| South Pontotoc Middle School | 0% | 5.9% | 7.5% | 2.6% | 84.0% |
