Oxford Reporter

Of the 5,768 students in Pontotoc County schools 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Pontotoc County schools was 50.8% men and 49.2% women.

South Pontotoc Elementary School in Pontotoc had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are 12 schools within the county.

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	Men	Women
South Pontotoc Elementary School	396	393
North Pontotoc Elementary School	379	364
Pontotoc High School	338	321
Pontotoc Elementary School	304	309
North Pontotoc High School	288	225
South Pontotoc High School	251	228
Pontotoc Junior High School	195	180
South Pontotoc Middle School	190	184
Pontotoc Middle School	168	180
D.T. Cox Elementary School	152	155
North Pontotoc Upper Elementary School	153	132
North Pontotoc Middle School	147	136