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DeSoto County School District, MS: schools, enrollment and spending

DeSoto County School District runs 42 public schools with 34,934 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 15.3 students per teacher is 1.2 higher than the Mississippi figure of 14.1.

At a glance

Schools
42
Students
34,934
Teachers (FTE)
2,282
Students per teacher
15.3
MS: 14.1 · US: 15.3
Address
5 E South Street, Hernando, MS 38632
Phone
(662)429-5271
County
DeSoto County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 13
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2801320
State district ID
MS-1700
Total staff (FTE)
4,504
School counselors (FTE)
81.0About 431 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
125.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.3
Mississippi14.1
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (34,067), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$345.1 million
Federal revenue
$52.3 million
State revenue
$179.8 million
Local revenue
$113.0 million
Total spending
$345.2 million
Spending per pupil
$10,134
Salaries
$172.4 million49.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$76.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 15.1%
  • State: 52.1%
  • Local: 32.8%

Mississippi overall

  • Federal: 19.3%
  • State: 46.0%
  • Local: 34.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$10,134
Mississippi$12,016
United States$16,826

Schools in DeSoto County School District

By level: 10 high, 8 middle, 23 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Center Hill Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 578817.1
Center Hill High SchoolHigh9 to 131,05915.3
Center Hill Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 875716.5
Chickasaw Elementary SchoolElementary2 to 350015.2
DeSoto Central ElementaryElementary3 to 583116.3
DeSoto Central High SchoolHigh9 to 132,00417.9
DeSoto Central Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 81,38817.6
DeSoto Central Primary SchoolElementaryPK to 279216.9
DeSoto Co. Career Center EastHigh10 to 120
DeSoto Co. Career Center WestHigh9 to 120
Desoto County Alternative CenterOtherK to 120
Greenbrook Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 255615.4
Hernando Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 170716.8
Hernando High SchoolHigh9 to 131,52917.2
Hernando Hills ElementaryElementary2 to 377016.0
Hernando Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 81,18317.4
Hope Sullivan Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 256316.6
Horn Lake Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 252017.3
Horn Lake High SchoolHigh9 to 121,27114.1
Horn Lake Intermediate SchoolElementary3 to 591417.9
Horn Lake Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 894814.8
Lake Cormorant ElementaryElementaryPK to 563517.2
Lake Cormorant High SchoolHigh9 to 1399115.5
Lake Cormorant Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 870715.4
Lewisburg Elementary SchoolElementary2 to 360416.3
Lewisburg High SchoolHigh9 to 131,33016.4
Lewisburg Intermediate SchoolElementary4 to 560615.2
Lewisburg Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 899616.9
Lewisburg Primary SchoolElementaryPK to 157818.1
Oak Grove Central Elementary SchoolElementary4 to 574415.2
Olive Branch Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 150416.8
Olive Branch High SchoolHigh9 to 121,05813.9
Olive Branch Intermediate SchoolElementary4 to 547216.9
Olive Branch Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 874416.9
Overpark Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 563514.8
Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 51,07916.9
Shadow Oaks Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 242317.6
Southaven Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 568116.6
Southaven High SchoolHigh9 to 131,87616.6
Southaven Intermediate SchoolElementary3 to 51,04616.1
Southaven Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 81,42316.0
Walls Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 572215.4

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.