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DeSoto County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando and Walls.
Students
34,934
Schools
43
Spent per student
$9,732
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$133.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about DeSoto County School District
- School Grade A: better than 86% of Arkansas districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
- Spends 21% less per student than the MS average
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $133.8M, about $3,831 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Turrell.
PK–63 schoolsMarion School District
7Marion Seventh Grade AcademyMarion School District
Test scores vs. MS
2020–21Math proficiency48%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$9,732 per student · 21% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 52%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
34,067’20
34,469’21
35,003’22
34,819’23
34,934’24
About steady.
Students
Black 43%White 39%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
43 public schools.
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
A+1,079 students17:1
Southaven Intermediate School
C+1,046 students16:1
Horn Lake Intermediate School
C914 students18:1
DeSoto Central Elementary
A−831 students16:1
DeSoto Central Primary School
792 students17:1
Center Hill Elementary School
A788 students17:1
Hernando Hills Elementary
A+770 students16:1
Oak Grove Central Elementary School
A+744 students15:1
Walls Elementary School
C+722 students15:1
Hernando Elementary School
707 students17:1
Southaven Elementary School
C+681 students16:1
Lake Cormorant Elementary
A635 students17:1
Overpark Elementary School
A−635 students15:1
Lewisburg Intermediate School
606 students15:1
Lewisburg Elementary School
A+604 students16:1
Lewisburg Primary School
D−578 students18:1
Hope Sullivan Elementary School
563 students16:1
Greenbrook Elementary School
556 students15:1
Horn Lake Elementary School
520 students17:1
Olive Branch Elementary School
504 students17:1
Chickasaw Elementary School
B−500 students15:1
Olive Branch Intermediate School
B472 students16:1
Shadow Oaks Elementary School
D−423 students17:1
Southaven Middle School
B−1,423 students16:1
DeSoto Central Middle School
A1,388 students18:1
Hernando Middle School
A+1,183 students17:1
Lewisburg Middle School
A+996 students17:1
Horn Lake Middle School
B−948 students15:1
Center Hill Middle School
A757 students16:1
Olive Branch Middle School
B+744 students17:1
Lake Cormorant Middle School
B+707 students15:1
DeSoto Central High School
B+2,004 students18:1
Southaven High School
B−1,876 students16:1
Hernando High School
A+1,529 students17:1
Lewisburg High School
A+1,330 students16:1
Horn Lake High School
B−1,271 students14:1
Center Hill High School
A1,059 students15:1
Olive Branch High School
A1,058 students14:1
Lake Cormorant High School
B991 students15:1
DeSoto Co. Career Center East
0 students0:1
DeSoto Co. Career Center West
0 students0:1
Desoto County Alternative Center
0 students
Hernando Intermediate School
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.