North Pontotoc Upper Elem

North Pontotoc Upper Elem is an intermediate school of low-enrollment scale in Ecru, Mississippi, one of the schools within PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 297 students in grades 5 through 6. That puts it 34% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

North Pontotoc Upper Elem is one of 7 schools operated by PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 3,465 students overall.

Looking at the student body, North Pontotoc Upper Elem shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 15% Black. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, North Pontotoc Upper Elem has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting North Pontotoc Upper Elem higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Pontotoc County runs at roughly 88%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pontotoc County put median household income runs about $51,484, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. North Pontotoc Upper Elem is one of 14 public schools in Pontotoc County (combined enrollment of about 5,865 students).

Nearest neighbor: North Pontotoc High School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around North Pontotoc Upper Elem.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 10%: 271 students in 2018 compared to 297 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 73% to 63% over that span.

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