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Pontotoc City School District

Pontotoc, Mississippi · Public school district · #62 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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2,400

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,354

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Mississippi median

13.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Pontotoc City School District is a public school district based in Pontotoc, Mississippi, serving 2,400 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #62 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 44% of them. Its schools average 480 students each, more than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $9,354 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 13.0 students per teacher.

How Pontotoc City compares

Pontotoc CityMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,354

Mississippi median $10,034 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,817

Mississippi median $5,828 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school480

Mississippi median 399 · 20% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.0

Mississippi median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor400

Mississippi median 382 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$22.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 62%Local 20%

Measure	Pontotoc City	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,354	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,817	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$22.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$22.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	185	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	315	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.0	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	400	382	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Mississippi median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Mississippi

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Louisville Municipal School DistrictLouisville	2,413	7	$9,875	14.4	#58
Leake County School DistrictCarthage	2,408	6	$9,767	13.9	#59
South Tippah School DistrictRipley	2,403	6	$10,155	12.3	#60
Pontotoc City School DistrictPontotoc · this district	2,400	5	$9,354	13.0	#62
Corinth School DistrictCorinth	2,400	3	$8,725	14.6	#61

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Logan-Rogersville R-VIIIRogersville, MO	2,402	$10,118	13.8
Show Low Unified District (4393)Show Low, AZ	2,398	$7,902	19.0
Plano CUSD 88Plano, IL	2,398	$15,843	13.2
Tecumseh Public SchoolsTecumseh, MI	2,397	$10,895	17.4

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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