This is a 0.9% increase over the previous school year.
Pontotoc High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 652 students.
A snapshot of Pontotoc City School District schools showed 50.9% of students were white, 27.2% were Black, 16.4% were Hispanic, and 0.8% multiracial.
Pontotoc City School District roughly covers five schools within Pontotoc County and has a main office in Pontotoc.
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 a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Pontotoc City School District
Enrollment in Pontotoc City School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.T. Cox Elementary School | 0% | 24.9% | 13.3% | 7.7% | 54.1% |
| Pontotoc Elementary School | 0% | 26.4% | 16.4% | 7.0% | 50.2% |
| Pontotoc High School | 0% | 29.6% | 14.7% | 2.6% | 53.1% |
| Pontotoc Junior High School | 0% | 26.5% | 20.1% | 4.6% | 48.8% |
| Pontotoc Middle School | 0% | 27.2% | 18.8% | 7.1% | 46.9% |
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