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Pontotoc County Schools

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Pontotoc County Schools is located in north Mississippi. Pontotoc County Schools has 397.44 square miles of land area and 2.02 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Pontotoc County Schools population is 18,058. Pontotoc County Schools median household income is $39,694 in 2010-2014. Pontotoc County Schools median house value is $78,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Pontotoc County Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(25 out of 148, top 17%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	18,058 (2010-2014), rank #54
Population Growth	5.08% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	45.21/sq mi, rank #78
Median Household Income:	$39,694 at 2010-2014—14.79% increase since 2005-2009, rank #35
Median House Price:	$78,500 at 2010-2014—-0.38% increase since 2005-2009, rank #70
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	397.44 sq mi, rank #61
Water Area:	2.02 sq mi (0.51%), rank #74
State:	Mississippi
County:	Pontotoc County
City:	Houlka, Pontotoc, Shannon, Algoma, Tupelo, Randolph, Thaxton, Ecru, Toccopola, Belden, Blue Springs, Sherman
Zip:	38850, 38863, 38868, 38801, 38864, 38871, 38841, 38826, 38828, 38869
Area:	Tupelo, MS

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Pontotoc County Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

285 Hwy 15 Bypass South

Pontotoc MS, 38863, Pontotoc County

Phone: 662-489-3932

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,559	3,503	3,453	3,474	3,341	3,327	3,290
English Language Learner Students:	186	179	147	130	123	131	9
Total Teachers:	242.20	231.96	228.06	217.14	230.01	237.30	219.70
Prekindergarten:	3.00	2.27	3.00	3.43	2.91	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	12.98	12.91	13.33	14.67	14.36	14.30	13.10
Elementary:	91.01	85.92	87.20	82.83	83.01	91.40	90.70
Secondary:	98.63	91.95	87.38	93.53	99.22	104.20	93.40
Ungraded:	36.58	38.91	37.15	22.68	30.51	27.40	22.50
Total Other Staff:	223.01	221.34	223.47	213.17	219.12	213.90	203.00
Instructional Aides:	60.69	61.38	61.29	59.89	59.61	54.00	48.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.33	2.54	2.48	2.56	2.04	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.49	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.99	13.10	6.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.67	2.66	2.50	2.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.49	4.00	4.00	4.33	4.33	4.10	4.10
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	6.50	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.20	5.36	4.87	5.87	5.86	5.80	5.90
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	5.77	5.69	6.00	6.00	5.83	5.70	6.30
District Administrative Support:	8.33	8.33	9.27	8.50	9.00	9.50	9.50
School Administrators:	11.73	9.97	9.48	9.16	9.34	8.90	8.90
School Administrative Support:	13.37	14.27	14.28	12.43	15.09	13.50	11.00
Student Support Services:	14.85	15.52	16.67	16.77	18.05	17.00	21.80
Other Support Services:	92.25	91.28	92.13	84.99	87.31	84.40	82.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.69	15.10	15.14	16.00	14.53	14.02	14.98

Schools

North Pontotoc Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	8324 Hwy 15 North, Ecru MS 38841
North Pontotoc High	Grade 7 to Grade 12	8324 Hwy 15 North, Ecru MS 38841
North Pontotoc Upper E	Grade 5 to Grade 6	1620 Old Hwy 15, Ecru MS 38841
Pontotoc Ridge Career & Tech. Cnt.	Grade 10 to Grade 12	354 Center Ridge Dr, Pontotoc MS 38863
South Pontotoc Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1523 South Pontotoc Rd, Pontotoc MS 38863
South Pontotoc High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1523 South Pontotoc Rd, Pontotoc MS 38863
South Pontotoc Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1523 South Pontotoc Rd, Pontotoc MS 38863

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.7	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.7	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.9	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.1	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.7	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.6	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.9	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.7	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.3	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.2	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.5	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.2	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.3	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.8	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.7	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.8	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.6	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.8	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.6	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.5	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.7	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.6	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.3	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.8	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.3	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.8	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.3	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.3	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.4	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.7	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.6	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.4	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.6	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.4	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.3	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.6	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.5	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.5	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.8	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.9	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.9	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.3	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.6	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.4	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.2	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.9	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.8	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.7	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60.5%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65.3%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	57.2%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55.2%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60.7%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	98.5%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	98.1%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	98.6%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	98.8%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84.6%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84.2%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.1%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	98.1%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.3%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94.5%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	96.1%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	98.4%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	98.6%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	98.2%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	97%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	96.7%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	94.2%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	87.7%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	92.3%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	97.2%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	93.7%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	88.7%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	83.6%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	87.9%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	91%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	87%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	83.2%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	80.6%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	77.1%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	99.4%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	99.4%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	97.6%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	99.5%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	99.5%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	99.5%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	98.1%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	90.2%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	87.9%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$25,772,000	$7,464		$25,949,000	$7,469		$25,448,000	$7,617
Federal:	$3,146,000	$911	12.2%	$4,949,000	$1,425	19.1%	$4,505,000	$1,348	17.7%
State:	$17,539,000	$5,079	68.1%	$15,788,000	$4,545	60.8%	$16,324,000	$4,886	64.1%
Local:	$5,087,000	$1,473	19.7%	$5,212,000	$1,500	20.1%	$4,619,000	$1,383	18.2%
Total Expenditures:	$26,659,000	$7,721		$26,333,000	$7,580		$26,222,000	$7,849
Total Current Expenditures:	$23,890,000	$6,919		$23,234,000	$6,688		$24,889,000	$7,450
Instructional Expenditures:	$15,118,000	$4,378	63.3%	$14,932,000	$4,298	64.3%	$16,554,000	$4,955	66.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,128,000	$616	8.9%	$2,071,000	$596	8.9%	$1,878,000	$562	7.5%
Administration:	$1,979,000	$573	8.3%	$1,875,000	$540	8.1%	$2,002,000	$599	8.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,665,000	$1,351	19.5%	$4,356,000	$1,254	18.7%	$4,455,000	$1,333	17.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,639,000	$764		$2,941,000	$847		$1,148,000	$344
Construction:	$1,398,000	$405		$2,366,000	$681		$228,000	$68
Total Other:	$1,000	$0		$27,000	$8		$26,000	$8
Interest on Debt:	$129,000	$37		$131,000	$38		$159,000	$48

Total Salary:	$14,601,000	$4,228		$14,418,000	$4,150		$15,363,000	$4,598
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,994,000	$2,894	68.4%	$9,934,000	$2,860	68.9%	$10,899,000	$3,262	70.9%
Other Salary:	$4,607,000	$1,334	31.6%	$4,484,000	$1,291	31.1%	$4,464,000	$1,336	29.1%
Total Benefit:	$4,621,000	$1,338		$4,470,000	$1,287		$4,807,000	$1,439
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,145,000	$911	68.1%	$3,069,000	$883	68.7%	$3,423,000	$1,025	71.2%
Other Benefit:	$1,476,000	$427	31.9%	$1,401,000	$403	31.3%	$1,384,000	$414	28.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	63.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	28.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	16.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	27.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	19.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	2.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,531.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,480.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$34,547.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$38,574.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,643.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,789.0

* Pontotoc County Schools was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.