📍 1523 South Pontotoc Rd, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, 38863
South Pontotoc High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County. The school has 479 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 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Pontotoc High School enrolls 479 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 406 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 479 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 244 qualify for free lunch and 232 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Pontotoc High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 8, state house district 15.
South 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 479 students, South 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 - Remote
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