North Pontotoc Middle School

North Pontotoc Middle School is an intimate middle-grades school in Ecru, Mississippi, operated by PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 308 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 452 students each, so North Pontotoc Middle School sits 32% leaner than that benchmark.

PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,465 students. North Pontotoc Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, North Pontotoc Middle School reports that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 12% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pontotoc County (around 88%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pontotoc County put median household earnings sit near $51,484, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Pontotoc County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,865 students), of which North Pontotoc Middle School is one.

North Pontotoc High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

North Pontotoc Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 338 students in 2018 compared to 308 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 69% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for North Pontotoc Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.