School district · Mississippi
DeSoto County School District
DeSoto County School District in Mississippi: 42 public schools with 34,934 students and 15.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $9,732 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 42
- Students
- 34,934
- Students per teacher
- 15.3
- MS 13.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $9,732
- MS $12.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,282
- Counselors (FTE)
- 81.0
- Students per counselor
- 431
- MS 360 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 6.0
- Librarians (FTE): 39.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Mississippi's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Mississippi: 47%50%proficient
−3.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 73% of school districts in Mississippi
Median 40% · 146 school districts compared
15,693 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Mississippi: 52%58%proficient
−3.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 73% of school districts in Mississippi
Median 45% · 147 school districts compared
15,681 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 11% · $48.1M
- State
- 52% · $218.9M
- Local
- 37% · $155.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $5,780
- Support services
- $3,466
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $79.4M
- Long-term debt
- $146.2M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–5 | 788 | 16.9 | 58% | 74% | |
| 2–3 | 500 | 15.2 | 48% | 44% | |
| 3–5 | 831 | 16.1 | 56% | 50% | |
| Pre-K–2 | 792 | 16.9 | — | — | |
Greenbrook Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 556 | 15.2 | — | — |
| Pre-K–1 | 707 | 16.7 | — | — | |
| 2–3 | 770 | 16.0 | 67% | 69% | |
Hope Sullivan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 563 | 16.3 | — | — |
Horn Lake Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 520 | 17.3 | — | — |
Horn Lake Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 914 | 17.9 | 36% | 33% |
Lake Cormorant ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 635 | 17.2 | 52% | 53% |
| 2–3 | 604 | 16.3 | 72% | 82% | |
| 4–5 | 606 | 15.2 | 77% | 77% | |
| Pre-K–1 | 578 | 17.7 | — | — | |
| 4–5 | 744 | 15.2 | 69% | 64% | |
| Pre-K–1 | 504 | 16.8 | — | — | |
| 4–5 | 472 | 16.3 | 53% | 47% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 635 | 14.7 | 57% | 63% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 1,079 | 16.7 | 63% | 68% | |
Shadow Oaks Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 423 | 17.3 | — | — |
Southaven Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 681 | 16.2 | 38% | 49% |
Southaven Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 1,046 | 16.1 | 43% | 47% |
Walls Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 722 | 15.1 | 37% | 31% |
| 6–8 | 757 | 16.5 | 51% | 70% | |
| 6–8 | 1,388 | 17.5 | 54% | 73% | |
| 6–8 | 1,183 | 17.2 | 63% | 79% | |
Horn Lake Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 948 | 14.7 | 28% | 40% |
Lake Cormorant Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 707 | 15.3 | 37% | 49% |
| 6–8 | 996 | 16.9 | 64% | 83% | |
| 6–8 | 744 | 16.8 | 36% | 48% | |
Southaven Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,423 | 15.9 | 28% | 35% |
| 9–13 | 1,059 | 15.2 | — | — | |
| 9–13 | 2,004 | 17.8 | — | — | |
DeSoto Co. Career Center EastCareer and technical | 10–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
DeSoto Co. Career Center WestCareer and technical | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 9–13 | 1,529 | 17.1 | — | — | |
Horn Lake High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,271 | 14.1 | — | — |
Lake Cormorant High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–13 | 991 | 15.4 | — | — |
| 9–13 | 1,330 | 16.2 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 1,058 | 13.9 | — | — | |
Southaven High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–13 | 1,876 | 16.5 | — | — |
Desoto County Alternative CenterAlternative | K–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 5 E South Street, Hernando, MS 38632
- Phone
- (662)429-5271
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.