📍 123 North Main Street, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, 38863
Pontotoc High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County. The school has 659 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pontotoc City Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pontotoc High School enrolls 659 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 28% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 333 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 187 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
656 of the school's 659 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 430 qualify for free lunch and 226 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
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 3, state house district 15.
Pontotoc High School is one of 5 schools in Pontotoc City School District, based in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The district serves 2,400 students district-wide and employs 193 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 659 students, Pontotoc High School is larger than the district average of about 480 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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