Oxford Reporter

Of the 5,962 students enrolled in Pontotoc County schools in 2019-2020, 67.7% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Pontotoc County students.

This is a 0.5% decrease from the previous school year.

South Pontotoc Elementary School had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2019-2020 school year.

A snapshot of Pontotoc County schools showed 67.7% students were White, 16.8% were Black or African American, 12.5% were Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% were Two or More Races.

There are 12 schools in Pontotoc County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
D.T. Cox Elementary School	-	24.8	17.5	-	50.7
North Pontotoc Elementary School	-	13.5	14.5	-	70.7
North Pontotoc High School	-	10.5	13	-	75.1
North Pontotoc Middle School	-	10.7	13.8	-	73.8
North Pontotoc Upper Elementary	-	10.2	14.7	-	74
Pontotoc Elementary School	-	23.3	14.8	4.2	56.1
Pontotoc High School	-	32.4	10.4	1.9	55.3
Pontotoc Junior High School	-	28.9	15.6	-	51.7
Pontotoc Middle School	-	25.8	18.3	-	50
South Pontotoc Elementary School	-	8.1	9	3.5	79.4
South Pontotoc High School	-	7.7	6.7	-	83.9
South Pontotoc Middle School	-	7.8	7.2	-	82.8

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.