📍 735 Rasco Road, Southaven, DeSoto County, 38671
Southaven High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Southaven, DeSoto County. The school has 1,850 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 112.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southaven High School enrolls 1,850 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 112.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 21% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,104 | 60% |
| White | 384 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 199 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 129 | 7% |
| Asian | 31 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,847 of the school's 1,850 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,193 qualify for free lunch and 654 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southaven 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 2, state house district 40.
Southaven 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 1,850 students, Southaven 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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