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Pontotoc City Schools

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Pontotoc City Schools is located in north Mississippi. Pontotoc City Schools has 100.25 square miles of land area and 1.31 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Pontotoc City Schools population is 12,316. Pontotoc City Schools median household income is $42,672 in 2010-2014. Pontotoc City Schools median house value is $87,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Pontotoc City Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(3 out of 148, top 2%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	12,316 (2010-2014), rank #84
Population Growth	6.26% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	121.27/sq mi, rank #41
Median Household Income:	$42,672 at 2010-2014—-1.80% increase since 2005-2009, rank #25
Median House Price:	$87,200 at 2010-2014—0.00% increase since 2005-2009, rank #50
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	100.25 sq mi, rank #115
Water Area:	1.31 sq mi (1.29%), rank #89
State:	Mississippi
County:	Pontotoc County
City:	Pontotoc, Tupelo, Belden, Blue Springs
Zip:	38863, 38801, 38826, 38828
Area:	Tupelo, MS

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Pontotoc City Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

140 Education Dr

Pontotoc MS, 38863, Pontotoc County

Phone: 662-489-3336

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,310	2,340	2,309	2,263	2,235	2,275	2,260
English Language Learner Students:	126	117	85	103	100	94	81
Total Teachers:	150.79	161.27	158.18	149.73	148.35	167.10	163.30
Prekindergarten:	0.67	0.83	1.25	0.96	0.53	0.70	0.70
Kindergarten:	10.40	10.85	8.63	6.26	5.99	10.50	10.50
Elementary:	54.21	72.35	75.19	60.93	60.16	70.00	71.10
Secondary:	60.21	53.38	50.68	51.80	50.40	51.40	50.00
Ungraded:	25.30	23.86	22.43	29.78	31.27	34.50	31.00
Total Other Staff:	160.48	156.24	156.49	155.49	159.80	162.90	155.40
Instructional Aides:	41.02	43.40	43.75	44.07	53.13	53.30	51.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.13	2.10	3.10	2.13	2.20	2.20
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.03	3.76	3.38	3.31	3.49	5.80	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.42	1.42	1.40	1.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.03	1.76	1.38	1.89	2.07	1.50	1.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	2.90	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.91	3.69	3.69	3.69	3.69	4.20	4.10
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	6.19	5.00	6.00	5.00	4.00	3.40	3.00
District Administrative Support:	6.86	8.80	7.33	7.83	7.82	7.80	7.80
School Administrators:	9.99	8.59	8.59	6.59	6.90	6.90	7.00
School Administrative Support:	5.89	4.62	5.66	5.76	7.75	7.70	5.40
Student Support Services:	15.43	14.42	12.75	14.36	12.03	11.70	15.70
Other Support Services:	67.16	62.83	63.24	61.78	58.86	59.90	55.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.32	14.51	14.60	15.11	15.07	13.61	13.84

Schools

D T Cox Elementary	Grade 3 to Grade 4	304 Clark St, Pontotoc MS 38863
Pontotoc Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 2	145 Fred Dowdy St, Pontotoc MS 38863
Pontotoc High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	123 North Main St, Pontotoc MS 38863
Pontotoc Jr Hi School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	132 North Main St, Pontotoc MS 38863
Pontotoc Middle	Grade 5 to Grade 6	135 Education Dr, Pontotoc MS 38863

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.7	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.1	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.9	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.8	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.6	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.1	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.6	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158.5	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	160.5	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	159.3	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.7	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.8	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.7	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158.3	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.1	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.8	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.1	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.6	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158.9	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	161.4	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.6	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.8	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.8	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.2	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.5	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.9	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.8	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.9	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158.1	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.1	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.6	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.6	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.8	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.5	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.1	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.4	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.6	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.8	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.4	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.3	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.7	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.5	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.3	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.9	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.4	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.9	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158.9	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	159.8	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	159.6	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	160.2	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.6	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.3	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.5	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.9	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.4	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.6	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	160	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	160.4	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	161.4	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	161.5	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	161.2	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60.2%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69.3%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61.3%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65.2%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66.3%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.7%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65.4%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.9%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.6%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99.2%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99.4%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99.2%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.7%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	59.4%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	87.3%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93.1%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76.9%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.2%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	100%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	98.6%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	98.5%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	96.5%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	86.9%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	95.2%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	89.1%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	89.3%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	90.7%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	95.9%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	93%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	83.1%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	86.4%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	80.4%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	71.3%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	75.1%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	75.7%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	77.7%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	83.3%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	99%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	98.4%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	97.7%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	96.4%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	96.9%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	80.7%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	87.8%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$18,083,000	$7,832		$18,052,000	$7,977		$18,739,000	$8,384
Federal:	$2,596,000	$1,124	14.4%	$3,479,000	$1,537	19.3%	$3,451,000	$1,544	18.4%
State:	$11,081,000	$4,799	61.3%	$10,265,000	$4,536	56.9%	$10,643,000	$4,762	56.8%
Local:	$4,406,000	$1,908	24.4%	$4,308,000	$1,904	23.9%	$4,645,000	$2,078	24.8%
Total Expenditures:	$17,750,000	$7,687		$19,653,000	$8,684		$20,269,000	$9,069
Total Current Expenditures:	$17,042,000	$7,381		$16,445,000	$7,267		$17,076,000	$7,640
Instructional Expenditures:	$10,958,000	$4,746	64.3%	$10,818,000	$4,780	65.8%	$11,154,000	$4,991	65.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,067,000	$462	6.3%	$870,000	$384	5.3%	$1,240,000	$555	7.3%
Administration:	$1,777,000	$770	10.4%	$1,686,000	$745	10.3%	$1,677,000	$750	9.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,240,000	$1,403	19.0%	$3,071,000	$1,357	18.7%	$3,005,000	$1,345	17.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$683,000	$296		$3,184,000	$1,407		$3,173,000	$1,420
Construction:	$247,000	$107		$2,905,000	$1,284		$2,481,000	$1,110
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$25,000	$11		$24,000	$11		$20,000	$9

Total Salary:	$10,460,000	$4,530		$10,248,000	$4,529		$10,393,000	$4,650
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,232,000	$3,132	69.1%	$7,166,000	$3,167	69.9%	$7,294,000	$3,264	70.2%
Other Salary:	$3,228,000	$1,398	30.9%	$3,082,000	$1,362	30.1%	$3,099,000	$1,387	29.8%
Total Benefit:	$3,364,000	$1,457		$3,253,000	$1,437		$3,296,000	$1,475
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,312,000	$1,001	68.7%	$2,262,000	$1,000	69.5%	$2,319,000	$1,038	70.4%
Other Benefit:	$1,052,000	$456	31.3%	$991,000	$438	30.5%	$977,000	$437	29.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	62.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	22.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	33.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	14.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$38,175.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,771.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,110.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,916.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$46,222.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

* Pontotoc City Schools was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.