NW Mississippi News

Of the 35,003 students in DeSoto County schools 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across DeSoto County schools was 50.7% men and 49.3% women.

Desoto Central High School in Southaven had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are 39 schools within the 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	Men	Women
Desoto Central High School	968	1,027
Southaven High School	931	919
Desoto Central Middle School	757	711
Southaven Middle School	800	656
Hernando High School	704	715
Horn Lake High School	676	685
Lewisburg High School	629	646
Hernando Middle School	594	556
Olive Branch High School	590	527
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	569	541
Center Hill High School	520	555
Lewisburg Middle School	543	488
Horn Lake Middle School	519	502
Southaven Intermediate School	517	473
Lake Cormorant High School	468	501
Horn Lake Intermediate School	458	463
Desoto Central Primary School	448	428
Desoto Central Elementary School	405	391
Oak Grove Central Elementary School	399	388
Hernando Elementary School	386	393
Center Hill Middle	377	398
Lake Cormorant Middle School	376	388
Center Hill Elementary School	397	364
Olive Branch Middle School	375	351
Walls Elementary School	384	334
Hernando Hills Elementary School	352	340
Southaven Elementary School	332	352
Overpark Elementary School	327	350
Lake Cormorant Elementary School	338	309
Lewisburg Intermediate School	261	322
Lewisburg Primary School	304	278
Hope Sullivan Elementary School	284	264
Lewisburg Elementary School	282	260
Olive Branch Elementary School	245	258
Greenbrook Elementary School	268	234
Chickasaw Elementary School	238	240
Olive Branch Intermediate School	235	230
Shadow Oaks Elementary School	230	229
Horn Lake Elementary School	241	210