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Of the 35,003 students enrolled in DeSoto County schools in 2022-23 school year, 42.2% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among DeSoto County students.

This is a 3.3% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Desoto Central High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of DeSoto County schools showed that 42.2% of the students were white, 41.2% were Black or African American, 8.8% were multiracial, 5.3% were Hispanic or Latino and 1.0% 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 of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
Desoto Central High School	3.8%	45.3%	0%	5.9%	41.1%
Southaven High School	1.7%	59.7%	10.8%	7%	20.8%
Desoto Central Middle School	0%	43.5%	3.7%	11.2%	38.1%
Southaven Middle School	1.2%	57.9%	9.9%	10%	20.7%
Hernando High School	1.4%	11.4%	6.6%	4%	76.5%
Horn Lake High School	0%	73%	9.5%	4.3%	12.6%
Lewisburg High School	2.4%	11.1%	3.8%	3.6%	79%
Hernando Middle School	0%	11.3%	5.1%	7.9%	74%
Olive Branch High School	1.8%	52.8%	7.7%	7%	30.5%
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	0%	40%	2.2%	14.1%	41.7%
Center Hill High School	1.8%	49.1%	6.7%	6.2%	36.2%
Lewisburg Middle School	0%	9.8%	3.6%	5.9%	78.4%
Horn Lake Middle School	0%	73.2%	7.2%	6.5%	12.5%
Southaven Intermediate School	0%	54%	10.2%	11.3%	22.9%
Lake Cormorant High School	0%	46%	10.6%	4.4%	38.1%
Horn Lake Intermediate School	0%	68.2%	7.6%	9.3%	14.1%
Desoto Central Primary School	4.9%	36.5%	2.2%	15.1%	41.1%
Desoto Central Elementary School	5%	40.5%	2.4%	12.7%	39.1%
Oak Grove Central Elementary School	0%	9.8%	0%	9.7%	76.5%
Hernando Elementary School	0%	12.8%	3.9%	9%	73.9%
Center Hill Middle	1.4%	48.3%	3.7%	7.4%	39.2%
Lake Cormorant Middle School	0%	44.5%	9%	9.6%	36.1%
Center Hill Elementary School	3.8%	37.6%	5%	8.3%	45.3%
Olive Branch Middle School	0%	51.1%	4.8%	11.3%	31.8%
Walls Elementary School	0%	47.9%	9.6%	9.2%	32.5%
Hernando Hills Elementary School	0%	10.1%	4.3%	8.7%	76.3%
Southaven Elementary School	0%	58.6%	6.7%	13%	20.3%
Overpark Elementary School	1.6%	48.5%	5.3%	11.1%	33.5%
Lake Cormorant Elementary School	0%	31.4%	0%	12.4%	50.7%
Lewisburg Intermediate School	0%	8.4%	0%	8.1%	79.9%
Lewisburg Primary School	0%	9.3%	0%	9.1%	78.2%
Hope Sullivan Elementary School	0%	52.6%	11.7%	12.6%	22.8%
Lewisburg Elementary School	0%	11.4%	0%	7%	78.4%
Olive Branch Elementary School	0%	40%	4%	13.7%	40.6%
Greenbrook Elementary School	2.2%	49.6%	4.8%	14.3%	28.3%
Chickasaw Elementary School	0%	43.7%	4.2%	12.3%	38.5%
Olive Branch Intermediate School	0%	46.9%	0%	13.1%	32.7%
Shadow Oaks Elementary School	0%	68.9%	0%	11.6%	12%
Horn Lake Elementary School	0%	65.4%	5.3%	12.4%	16.4%