DeSoto County School District
Public school district based in Olive Branch, Mississippi. NCES district ID 2801320; state ID MS-1700.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
42
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
34,934
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
2,178.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
16.0
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 408 | |
| Kindergarten | 2,370 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,412 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,595 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,707 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,592 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,586 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,658 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,703 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,785 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,923 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,965 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,731 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,474 | |
| Grade 13 | 25 | |
| Ungraded | 0 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 1.7% | |
| Black or African American | 42.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11.0% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 5.4% | |
| White | 39.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.3% | |
| Male | 50.7% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 25, Rural 17.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto Central High School Southaven | 9–13 | Regular | 2,004 | 112.4 | 17.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Southaven High School Southaven | 9–13 | Regular | 1,876 | 113.7 | 16.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Hernando High School Hernando | 9–13 | Regular | 1,529 | 89.2 | 17.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Southaven Middle School Southaven | 6–8 | Regular | 1,423 | 89.5 | 15.9 | Suburb: Large |
| DeSoto Central Middle School Southaven | 6–8 | Regular | 1,388 | 79.1 | 17.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Lewisburg High School Olive Branch | 9–13 | Regular | 1,330 | 82.0 | 16.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Horn Lake High School Horn Lake | 9–12 | Regular | 1,271 | 90.0 | 14.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hernando Middle School Hernando | 6–8 | Regular | 1,183 | 68.8 | 17.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School Olive Branch | PK–5 | Regular | 1,079 | 64.5 | 16.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Center Hill High School Olive Branch | 9–13 | Regular | 1,059 | 69.5 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Olive Branch High School Olive Branch | 9–12 | Regular | 1,058 | 76.1 | 13.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Southaven Intermediate School Southaven | 3–5 | Regular | 1,046 | 65.0 | 16.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Lewisburg Middle School Hernando | 6–8 | Regular | 996 | 59.0 | 16.9 | Rural: Distant |
| Lake Cormorant High School Lake Cormorant | 9–13 | Regular | 991 | 64.4 | 15.4 | Rural: Distant |
| Horn Lake Middle School Horn Lake | 6–8 | Regular | 948 | 64.7 | 14.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Horn Lake Intermediate School Horn Lake | 3–5 | Regular | 914 | 51.0 | 17.9 | Suburb: Large |
| DeSoto Central Elementary Southaven | 3–5 | Regular | 831 | 51.5 | 16.1 | Suburb: Large |
| DeSoto Central Primary School Southaven | PK–2 | Regular | 792 | 47.0 | 16.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Center Hill Elementary School Olive Branch | PK–5 | Regular | 788 | 46.6 | 16.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hernando Hills Elementary Hernando | 2–3 | Regular | 770 | 48.0 | 16 | Rural: Fringe |
| Center Hill Middle School Olive Branch | 6–8 | Regular | 757 | 46.0 | 16.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Oak Grove Central Elementary School Hernando | 4–5 | Regular | 744 | 49.0 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Olive Branch Middle School Olive Branch | 6–8 | Regular | 744 | 44.3 | 16.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Walls Elementary School Walls | PK–5 | Regular | 722 | 48.0 | 15.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hernando Elementary School Hernando | PK–1 | Regular | 707 | 42.4 | 16.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Lake Cormorant Middle School Lake Cormorant | 6–8 | Regular | 707 | 46.3 | 15.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Southaven Elementary School Southaven | PK–5 | Regular | 681 | 42.0 | 16.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Overpark Elementary School Olive Branch | PK–5 | Regular | 635 | 43.1 | 14.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lake Cormorant Elementary Lake Cormorant | PK–5 | Regular | 635 | 37.0 | 17.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lewisburg Intermediate School Olive Branch | 4–5 | Regular | 606 | 40.0 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lewisburg Elementary School Olive Branch | 2–3 | Regular | 604 | 37.0 | 16.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lewisburg Primary School Olive Branch | PK–1 | Regular | 578 | 32.7 | 17.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hope Sullivan Elementary School Southaven | PK–2 | Regular | 563 | 34.5 | 16.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Greenbrook Elementary School Southaven | PK–2 | Regular | 556 | 36.5 | 15.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Horn Lake Elementary School Horn Lake | PK–2 | Regular | 520 | 30.0 | 17.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Olive Branch Elementary School Olive Branch | PK–1 | Regular | 504 | 30.0 | 16.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Chickasaw Elementary School Olive Branch | 2–3 | Regular | 500 | 33.0 | 15.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Olive Branch Intermediate School Olive Branch | 4–5 | Regular | 472 | 29.0 | 16.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Shadow Oaks Elementary School Horn Lake | PK–2 | Regular | 423 | 24.5 | 17.3 | Suburb: Large |
| DeSoto Co. Career Center West Horn Lake | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 0 | 13.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Desoto County Alternative Center Hernando | K–12 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| DeSoto Co. Career Center East Olive Branch | 10–12 | Career and Technical | 0 | 8.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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