Oxford Reporter

Of the 5,790 students enrolled in Pontotoc County schools in 2020-2021, 66.3% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Pontotoc County students.

This is a 1.4% decrease from the previous school year.

South Pontotoc Elementary School had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Pontotoc County schools showed 66.3% students were White, 16.8% were Black or African American, 13.4% were Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% 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	-	23.6	16.5	-	51.6
North Pontotoc Elementary School	-	12.3	15.3	1.5	69.7
North Pontotoc High School	-	10.5	13.9	-	73.5
North Pontotoc Middle School	-	11.1	13.9	-	73.9
North Pontotoc Upper Elementary	-	12.7	13.7	-	72.6
Pontotoc Elementary School	-	26.4	15.7	5.4	50.9
Pontotoc High School	-	30.5	12.4	-	54.9
Pontotoc Junior High School	-	29.2	17.1	-	47.9
Pontotoc Middle School	-	26.6	21.3	4.4	47.6
South Pontotoc Elementary School	-	8.9	10	3.9	77.3
South Pontotoc High School	-	6.9	7.1	-	84.5
South Pontotoc Middle School	-	7.2	7.2	-	83.2

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