📍 8324 Hwy 15 North, Ecru, Pontotoc County, 38841
North Pontotoc High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ecru, Pontotoc County. The school has 513 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pontotoc Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Pontotoc High School enrolls 513 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 368 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
510 of the school's 513 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 290 qualify for free lunch and 220 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Pontotoc High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 3, state house district 15.
North Pontotoc High School is one of 9 schools in PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The district serves 3,465 students district-wide and employs 269 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 513 students, North Pontotoc High School is larger than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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