This is a 0.2% increase over the previous school year.
South Pontotoc Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 789 students.
A snapshot of Pontotoc County School District showed 75.7% of students were white, 11.7% were Hispanic, 8.4% were Black, and 2.4% multiracial.
Pontotoc County School District roughly covers seven schools within Pontotoc County and has a main office in Ecru.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Pontotoc Elementary School | 0% | 11.0% | 15.2% | 4.6% | 69.2% |
| North Pontotoc High School | 0% | 10.7% | 15.0% | 2.6% | 71.7% |
| North Pontotoc Middle School | 0% | 12.4% | 15.2% | 2.4% | 70.0% |
| North Pontotoc Upper Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 15.8% | 12.3% | 71.9% |
| South Pontotoc Elementary School | 0% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 5.3% | 79.0% |
| South Pontotoc High School | 0% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 1.2% | 84.8% |
| South Pontotoc Middle School | 0% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 3.2% | 82.6% |
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