📍 9366 e Sandidge Road, Olive Branch, DeSoto County, 38654
Olive Branch High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Olive Branch, DeSoto County. The school has 1,117 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Desoto Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 72.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Olive Branch High School enrolls 1,117 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 72.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 31% White and 7.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 590 | 53% |
| White | 341 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 7% |
| Asian | 20 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,114 of the school's 1,117 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 585 qualify for free lunch and 529 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Olive Branch High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 19, state house district 6.
Olive Branch High School is one of 42 schools in DeSoto County School District, based in Hernando, Mississippi. The district serves 34,934 students district-wide and employs 2,367 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,117 students, Olive Branch High School is larger than the district average of about 832 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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