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Pontotoc County Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Ecru, Algoma, Thaxton, Sherman and Toccopola, and parts of Pontotoc.

Ecru’s School Grade B better than 64% of Mississippi school districts

Students
3,465
Schools
7
Spent per student
$10,288
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$4.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pontotoc County Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MS average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.5M, about $1,297 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% of the 150 Mississippi school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ecru. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 47% · 1,829 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 41.7% · 1,778 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 89.4% · 280 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$10,288 per student · 17% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 31%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 61%Federal 20%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,524’20
3,472’21
3,466’22
3,481’23
3,465’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 14%Black 9%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools.

South Pontotoc Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pontotoc
A
776 students15:1
North Pontotoc Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Ecru
A−
762 students16:1
North Pontotoc Upper Elem
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Ecru
A−
297 students15:1
South Pontotoc Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pontotoc
B+
379 students13:1
North Pontotoc Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ecru
B
308 students14:1
North Pontotoc High School
High · Grades 9–13 · Ecru
B−
488 students11:1
South Pontotoc High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pontotoc
B
455 students12:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Mississippi.