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This is a 0.7% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, South Pontotoc Elementary School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.
A snapshot of Pontotoc County schools showed that 65.2% of the students were white, 15.8% were Black or African American, 13.9% were Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% were multiracial and 0.2% were Asian.
There are 12 schools within Pontotoc 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 | Asian % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pontotoc Elementary School | 0% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 5.3% | 79% |
| North Pontotoc Elementary School | 0% | 11% | 15.2% | 3.9% | 69.2% |
| Pontotoc High School | 0% | 28.4% | 16.7% | 0% | 50.5% |
| Pontotoc Elementary School | 2% | 24.5% | 16.2% | 7% | 50.4% |
| North Pontotoc High School | 0% | 10.7% | 15% | 0% | 71.7% |
| South Pontotoc High School | 0% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 0% | 84.8% |
| Pontotoc Junior High School | 0% | 26.9% | 21.9% | 3.7% | 47.5% |
| South Pontotoc Middle School | 0% | 7% | 7.2% | 3.2% | 82.6% |
| Pontotoc Middle School | 0% | 25.9% | 16.7% | 0% | 49.1% |
| D.T. Cox Elementary School | 0% | 31.3% | 15.3% | 3.6% | 48.2% |
| North Pontotoc Upper Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 15.8% | 0% | 71.9% |
| North Pontotoc Middle School | 0% | 12.4% | 15.2% | 0% | 70% |
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