DeSoto County School District 鈥� Hernando, MS

Key statistics

34,934

Students enrolled

42

Public schools

2,282

Classroom teachers (FTE)

15.3:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Pre-K 408
Kindergarten 2,370
Grade 1 2,412
Grade 2 2,595
Grade 3 2,707
Grade 4 2,592
Grade 5 2,586
Grade 6 2,658
Grade 7 2,703
Grade 8 2,785
Grade 9 2,923
Grade 10 2,965
Grade 11 2,731
Grade 12 2,474
Grade 13 25

By race/ethnicity

Black or African American 43%
White 39%
Hispanic/Latino 11%
Two or more races 5%
Asian 2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 17,014 of 34,934 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 41%
Reduced-price lunch 8%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$9,732 spent per student on day-to-day operations Mississippi median: $12,689 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $5,780
Support services $3,466
Other (food service, etc.) $486

Where the money comes from

Local 37%
State 52%
Federal 11%

Total revenue $422.5 milliontotal spending $426.0 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 13

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: LargeStudents: 60% suburb, 40% rural

Total staff (FTE)

4,504

District office

5 E South Street, Hernando MS 38632

Phone

(662) 429-5271

County

Desoto County

Official website

NCES District ID

2801320

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About DeSoto County School District

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DeSoto County School District (DCS) is the largest and fastest growing school district in Mississippi. Our 3,500 teachers, counselors, administrators, and employees work hard to meet tough academic goals, train educators on the best practices, and provide special programs for students who need them. We have 40 schools and approximately 32,000 students.

Public Schools in DeSoto County School District (42)

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