Pontotoc Elementary School

Pontotoc Elementary School, a moderately sized K-5 school in Pontotoc, Mississippi, one of the schools within Pontotoc City School District, teaches 657 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 47% larger than the state mean of about 446.

Pontotoc Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Pontotoc City School District, a district that enrolls 2,400 students overall.

Demographically, Pontotoc Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Pontotoc County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 73% of students at Pontotoc Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Pontotoc County runs at roughly 88%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Pontotoc County shows median household earnings sit near $51,484, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Pontotoc Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Pontotoc County (combined enrollment of about 5,865 students).

Pontotoc High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Pontotoc Elementary School.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pontotoc Elementary School has expanded 22%, going from 538 students in 2018 to 657 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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