This is a 2.6% decrease from the previous school year.
Pontotoc High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 659 students.
A snapshot of Pontotoc City School District showed 49.5% of students were white, 27.1% were Black, 17.2% were Hispanic, 3% were multiracial, and 0.5% Asian.
Pontotoc City School District roughly covers five schools within Pontotoc County and has a main office in Pontotoc.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.T. Cox Elementary School | 0% | 31.3% | 15.3% | 5.2% | 48.2% |
| Pontotoc Elementary School | 2.0% | 24.5% | 16.2% | 6.9% | 50.4% |
| Pontotoc High School | 0% | 28.4% | 16.7% | 4.4% | 50.5% |
| Pontotoc Junior High School | 0% | 26.9% | 21.9% | 3.7% | 47.5% |
| Pontotoc Middle School | 0% | 25.9% | 16.7% | 8.3% | 49.1% |
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