Oxford Reporter

Of the 5,770 students in Pontotoc County schools, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Pontotoc County schools was 51% men and 49% women.

North Pontotoc Elementary School in Ecru had the highest number of boy students while South Pontotoc Elementary School in Pontotoc had the most girl students.

There are 12 schools within 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	Men	Women
D.T. Cox Elementary School	163	175
North Pontotoc Elementary School	394	369
North Pontotoc High School	282	249
North Pontotoc Middle School	167	138
North Pontotoc Upper Elementary	136	115
Pontotoc Elementary School	297	283
Pontotoc High School	318	334
Pontotoc Junior High School	210	194
Pontotoc Middle School	154	170
South Pontotoc Elementary School	383	381
South Pontotoc High School	237	244
South Pontotoc Middle School	193	184

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