Total enrollment
3,465
-59 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mississippi · 3,465 students · 4 cities
In Mississippi's PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, public K-12 schools total 9 and serve approximately 3,465 students (an average of 385 per school).
4-year change in PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Mississippi | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #34 of 126 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,465 | #32 of 136 | #2,802 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #37 of 136 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #76 of 136 | #4,171 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.4% | #37 of 135 | #228 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #68 of 105 | #3,669 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 COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from North Pontotoc High School at 72.6% proficient to South Pontotoc Middle School at 55.9%, a gap of 16.8 points. That is the 60th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pontotoc Elementary School | Pontotoc | Elementary | KG-05 | 776 |
| North Pontotoc Elementary School | Ecru | Elementary | KG-04 | 762 |
| North Pontotoc High School | Ecru | High | 09-13 | 488 |
| South Pontotoc High School | Pontotoc | High | 09-12 | 455 |
| South Pontotoc Middle School | Pontotoc | Middle | 06-08 | 379 |
| North Pontotoc Middle School | Ecru | Middle | 07-08 | 308 |
| North Pontotoc Upper Elem | Ecru | Middle | 05-06 | 297 |
| PONTOTOC CO ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM | Pontotoc | High | 05-12 | 0 |
| Pontotoc Ridge Career & Tech. Cnt. | Pontotoc | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT is a small public-school district in Mississippi. The district runs 9 schools and educates approximately 3,465 students.
On the school-mix side, PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT is built around 2 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 385 in this district, lower than the Mississippi typical of 498.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 3,524 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,465 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.