Desoto Central High School

Southaven, MS 38672

Phone: (662) 536-3612
District: Desoto Co School Dist

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9-12 & ungraded • 1520 students

Desoto Central High School, located in Southaven, Mississippi, serves grades 9-12 & ungraded in the Desoto Co School Dist district. It is among the few public high schools in Mississippi to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Desoto Central High School is a public school in the Desoto Co School Dist district located in Southaven, MS. As of 2012, the students are 69.8% White, non-Hispanic; 23.9% Black, non-Hispanic; 3.4% Asian/Pacific Islander; 2.7% Hispanic; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 28.9% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 69.8% 61% 46%
Black, non-Hispanic 23.9% 31% 50%
Asian/Pacific Islander 3.4% 2% 1%
Hispanic 2.7% 6% 3%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Multiracial 1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 28.9% 50% 71%
English learners 3% 1%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Harbor Town Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 16.6 mi
2 Oak Forest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 20.3 mi
3 Daybreak Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 20.7 mi
4 Country Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bartlett TN 21.2 mi
5 Rivercrest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 23 mi
6 Oakwood Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Lakeland TN 24.2 mi
7 Templeton Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 33.8 mi
8 Blaydes Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 34 mi
9 Glenview Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Munford TN 36.4 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Desoto County Hernando MS 8.6 mi
2 Midtown Memphis Memphis TN 13.5 mi
3 Cordova Memphis TN 17.4 mi
4 Bartlett Bartlett TN 18.6 mi
5 Lakeland Lakeland TN 23 mi
6 Millington Millington TN 27.8 mi
7 Arlington Arlington TN 27.9 mi
8 Atoka Atoka TN 35.8 mi
Base Distance
Tennessee National Guard Memphis 8.8 mi.
NSA Mid South 27.9 mi.
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