Total enrollment
2,400
+134 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Pontotoc City School District
Mississippi · 2,400 students · 1 city
5 public K-12 schools operate under Pontotoc City School District in Mississippi, teaching roughly 2,400 students (2 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Pontotoc City School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Pontotoc City School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Mississippi | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #33 of 126 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,400 | #62 of 136 | #3,882 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #64 of 136 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #64 of 136 | #3,647 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 72.0% | #89 of 135 | #1,789 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #8 of 105 | #866 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Pontotoc City School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from DT Cox Elementary School at 68.0% proficient to Pontotoc Jr High School at 59.0%, a gap of 8.9 points. That is the 88th widest gap among 92 Mississippi districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontotoc High School | Pontotoc | High | 09-13 | 712 |
| Pontotoc Elementary School | Pontotoc | Elementary | PK-02 | 657 |
| Pontotoc Jr High School | Pontotoc | Middle | 07-08 | 361 |
| DT Cox Elementary School | Pontotoc | Elementary | 03-04 | 354 |
| Pontotoc Middle School | Pontotoc | Middle | 05-06 | 316 |
About Pontotoc City School District
Across 5 schools, Pontotoc City School District hosts about 2,400 students in Mississippi. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Pontotoc City School District is made up of 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 6%: 2,266 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,400 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Pontotoc City School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.