This is a 2.3% decrease from the previous school year.
South Pontotoc Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 764 students.
A snapshot of Pontotoc County School District schools showed 75.4% of students were white, 11.9% were Hispanic, 8.7% were Black, and 1.7% multiracial.
Pontotoc County School District roughly covers seven schools within Pontotoc County and has a main office in Ecru.
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 County School District
Enrollment in Pontotoc County School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Pontotoc Elementary School | 0% | 11.3% | 15.3% | 3.7% | 69.7% |
| North Pontotoc High School | 0% | 9.4% | 16.0% | 1.9% | 72.7% |
| North Pontotoc Middle School | 0% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 2.3% | 70.5% |
| North Pontotoc Upper Elementary School | 0% | 13.9% | 15.1% | 2.5% | 68.5% |
| South Pontotoc Elementary School | 0% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 4.7% | 78.7% |
| South Pontotoc High School | 0% | 0% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 84.2% |
| South Pontotoc Middle School | 0% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 2.6% | 81.7% |
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