Pontotoc Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Pontotoc, Mississippi
Pontotoc Elementary School in Pontotoc, Mississippi enrolled 657 students in 2024-25 with 41.0 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 29%
613 students in 2022-23, 630 students in 2023-24, 657 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.0 to 41.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 613 | 58.0 | 10.6 |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 60.5 | 10.4 |
| 2024-25 | 657 | 41.0 | 16.0 |
16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 582 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pontotoc Elementary School enrolled 582 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 582 of the 582 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent25.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.6% of students were White, 25.4% Black, 19.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White47.6%
- Black25.4%
- Hispanic19.6%
- Two or more races6.1%
- Asian1.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Pontotoc
3 public elementary schools in Pontotoc report 2024-25 enrollment; Pontotoc Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Pontotoc Elementary School | 776 | 14.5 | 99.6% |
| Pontotoc Elementary School | 657 | 16.0 | 62.9% |
| D T Cox Elementary School | 354 | 12.8 | 63.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Pontotoc Elementary School
- D T Cox Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 354 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- South Pontotoc Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.5 miles away: 776 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
- Compare Pontotoc Elementary School with D T Cox Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pontotoc City Schools spends per student$10,902 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,902
- The largest public schools in MississippiPontotoc Elementary School is the number 73 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#73 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.16.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Pontotoc Elementary School
How many students attend Pontotoc Elementary School?
657 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 613 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pontotoc, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pontotoc Elementary School?
16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pontotoc Elementary School a Title I school?
Pontotoc Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Pontotoc Elementary School in?
Pontotoc City Schools, NCES district ID 2803690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280369000705 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.