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Of the 33,925 students enrolled in DeSoto County schools in 2021-2022, 44.3% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among DeSoto County students.

This is a 1.8% decrease from the previous school year.

Hernando High School had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2021-2022 school year.

A snapshot of DeSoto County schools showed 44.3% students were White and 1.1% were Asian.

There are 38 schools in DeSoto County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Center Hill Elementary School	2.5	-	-	-	48.4
Center Hill High School	-	-	-	-	42.4
Center Hill Middle School	1.4	-	-	-	37.8
Chickasaw Elementary School	-	-	-	-	40
Desoto Central Elementary School	5	-	-	-	42
Desoto Central High School	3.8	-	-	-	44.8
Desoto Central Middle School	3.9	-	-	-	43.2
Desoto Central Primary School	6	-	-	-	40.6
Greenbrook Elementary School	-	-	-	-	35
Hernando Elementary School	-	-	-	-	76.4
Hernando High School	1.3	-	-	-	76.6
Hernando Hills Elementary School	-	-	-	-	75.8
Hernando Middle School	-	-	-	-	75
Hope Sullivan Elementary School	-	-	-	-	25.2
Horn Lake Elementary School	-	-	-	-	19.7
Horn Lake High School	-	-	-	-	14.4
Horn Lake Intermediate School	-	-	-	-	16.2
Horn Lake Middle School	-	-	-	-	14.6
Lake Cormorant Elementary School	-	-	-	-	54.2
Lake Cormorant High School	-	-	-	-	39.5
Lake Cormorant Middle School	-	-	-	-	40.9
Lewisburg Elementary School	-	-	-	-	81.5
Lewisburg High School	1.9	-	-	-	81.8
Lewisburg Middle School	-	-	-	-	79.6
Lewisburg Primary School	-	-	-	-	80.3
Oak Grove Central Elementary School	-	-	-	-	77.6
Olive Branch Elementary School	-	-	-	-	46.7
Olive Branch High School	1.9	-	-	-	36.9
Olive Branch Intermediate School	-	-	-	-	30
Olive Branch Middle School	-	-	-	-	34.8
Overpark Elementary School	-	-	-	-	33.6
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	-	-	-	-	45.4
Shadow Oaks Elementary School	0	-	-	-	17.4
Southaven Elementary School	-	-	-	-	19
Southaven High School	1.8	-	-	-	24.2
Southaven Intermediate School	1	-	-	-	24.3
Southaven Middle School	1.4	-	-	-	23.8
Walls Elementary School	-	-	-	-	33.8

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.