Pontotoc County Schools

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades K–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Ecru, Algoma, Thaxton, Sherman and Toccopola, and parts of Pontotoc.

At a glance

3,465Students enrolled

9Schools

5Towns served

$10,288Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

99%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

EcruAlgomaThaxtonToccopola

Grades K–4

North Pontotoc Elementary School762 students · EcruThis district

Grades 7–8

North Pontotoc Middle School308 students · EcruThis district

Grades 9–12

North Pontotoc High School488 students · EcruThis district

Grades K–5

South Pontotoc Elementary School or North Pontotoc Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

South Pontotoc Middle School or North Pontotoc Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

North Pontotoc High School or South Pontotoc High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades K–5

South Pontotoc Elementary School or North Pontotoc Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

South Pontotoc Middle School or North Pontotoc Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

North Pontotoc High School or South Pontotoc High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades K–5

South Pontotoc Elementary School or North Pontotoc Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

South Pontotoc Middle School or North Pontotoc Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

North Pontotoc High School or South Pontotoc High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MS

Math proficiency48%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts40%

State average 34.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)84%

State average 87.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$10,288

per student each year · 17% below the MS average

Spending

Classroom instruction64%

Support & administration31%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)19%

State61%

Federal20%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,524’20

3,472’21

3,466’22

3,481’23

3,465’24

Students

White · 73%2,537

Hispanic · 14%490

Black · 9%323

Two or more races · 3%99

Asian · 0%15

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Ecru1,550 people

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Algoma897 people

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Thaxton688 people

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Sherman545 people

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Toccopola280 people

Also covers small parts of Pontotoc.

Schools9 in district

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South Pontotoc Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 776 students · Pontotoc

APublic 📚

North Pontotoc Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 762 students · Ecru

A-Public 📚

South Pontotoc Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 379 students · Pontotoc

B+Public 📚

North Pontotoc Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 308 students · Ecru

BPublic 📚

North Pontotoc Upper ElemMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 297 students · Ecru

A-Public 🏫

North Pontotoc High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–13 · 488 students · Ecru

B-Public 🏫

South Pontotoc High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 455 students · Pontotoc

BPublic 🏫

PONTOTOC CO ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMHigh · Grades 5–12 · Pontotoc

Public 🏫

Pontotoc Ridge Career & Tech. Cnt.High · Grades 9–12 · Pontotoc

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.