Of the 34,819 students enrolled in DeSoto County schools in 2023-24 school year, 42% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among DeSoto County students.
This is a 1.4% increase over the previous school year.
Countywide, Desoto Central High School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of DeSoto County schools showed that 42% of the students were Black or African American, 40.8% were white, 9.2% were multiracial, 5% were Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% were Asian.
There are 39 schools within DeSoto County.
Mississippi’s schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian % | Black or African American % | Hispanic or Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desoto Central High School | 4.1% | 47.7% | 0% | 6.3% | 37.8% |
| Southaven High School | 1.2% | 60.8% | 10.9% | 7.6% | 19.3% |
| Hernando High School | 1.5% | 11.7% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 75.1% |
| Southaven Middle School | 1.2% | 60.1% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 16.5% |
| Desoto Central Middle School | 4% | 46.3% | 4.1% | 12% | 33.4% |
| Horn Lake High School | 0% | 74.5% | 9.4% | 4.6% | 10.9% |
| Lewisburg High School | 0% | 11% | 3.8% | 4% | 78.9% |
| Hernando Middle School | 0% | 12.1% | 3.9% | 9% | 73.8% |
| Olive Branch High School | 0% | 52.1% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 28.6% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School | 2.4% | 41.5% | 0% | 13.9% | 40.2% |
| Center Hill High School | 1.3% | 51.9% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 34.5% |
| Lewisburg Middle School | 0% | 10.9% | 3.4% | 7.2% | 76.7% |
| Southaven Intermediate School | 0% | 55.2% | 8.8% | 11% | 23.8% |
| Horn Lake Middle School | 0% | 71.5% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 13% |
| Lake Cormorant High School | 0% | 45.5% | 10.3% | 5.8% | 37.8% |
| Horn Lake Intermediate School | 0% | 71% | 5.9% | 8.2% | 14.5% |
| Desoto Central Primary School | 3.8% | 36.8% | 0% | 16.1% | 39.9% |
| Desoto Central Elementary School | 5.9% | 42.4% | 3.1% | 14.8% | 33.4% |
| Center Hill Elementary School | 2.8% | 40.4% | 4.3% | 9.1% | 43.4% |
| Center Hill Middle | 2.5% | 46.5% | 5.3% | 9.2% | 36.5% |
| Oak Grove Central Elementary School | 0% | 10.8% | 0% | 9.7% | 74.8% |
| Hernando Hills Elementary School | 0% | 10.5% | 4.3% | 8.8% | 75.3% |
| Hernando Elementary School | 0% | 11.3% | 0% | 8.6% | 75.9% |
| Walls Elementary School | 0% | 47.9% | 10.9% | 0% | 30.5% |
| Olive Branch Middle School | 1.4% | 53.4% | 4.5% | 11.5% | 29.3% |
| Lake Cormorant Middle School | 0% | 47.5% | 9.4% | 8.7% | 33.6% |
| Southaven Elementary School | 1.7% | 55% | 6.5% | 14.9% | 21.6% |
| Overpark Elementary School | 1.7% | 47.8% | 6.1% | 11.9% | 32.6% |
| Lake Cormorant Elementary School | 0% | 32.7% | 0% | 13.9% | 48% |
| Lewisburg Elementary School | 0% | 11.8% | 1.7% | 8.6% | 76.3% |
| Lewisburg Intermediate School | 0% | 11.6% | 2.2% | 7.2% | 77.2% |
| Greenbrook Elementary School | 0% | 55.3% | 3.8% | 14.3% | 24.6% |
| Lewisburg Primary School | 0% | 10.5% | 0% | 9% | 77.2% |
| Hope Sullivan Elementary School | 0% | 55.2% | 0% | 13.6% | 19.4% |
| Olive Branch Elementary School | 0% | 42.2% | 4.1% | 15% | 37.3% |
| Horn Lake Elementary School | 0% | 64.6% | 6.3% | 11.6% | 16.7% |
| Chickasaw Elementary School | 0% | 44.5% | 0% | 11.1% | 37.8% |
| Olive Branch Intermediate School | 0% | 44.9% | 5.7% | 15% | 33.9% |
| Shadow Oaks Elementary School | 0% | 70.4% | 0% | 9.5% | 13.2% |
