Of the 2,356 students enrolled in Pontotoc City School District in the 2023-24 school year, 47.8% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.7% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the five schools in the district, Pontotoc High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Pontotoc City School District’s student body showed that 47.8% of students were white, 28% were Black, 18.1% were Hispanic, 5% were multiracial, and 1.1% were 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 | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.T. Cox Elementary School | 0% | 28.3% | 18.4% | 7.5% | 45.8% |
| Pontotoc Elementary School | 0% | 25.7% | 17.3% | 7.5% | 49.5% |
| Pontotoc High School | 0% | 30.3% | 20.1% | 3.7% | 45.9% |
| Pontotoc Junior High School | 0% | 28.7% | 19.4% | 6.0% | 45.9% |
| Pontotoc Middle School | 0% | 26.1% | 13.5% | 7.9% | 52.5% |
