📍 1755 Craft Road, Olive Branch, DeSoto County, 38654
Lewisburg High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Olive Branch, DeSoto County. The school has 1,275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Desoto Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 74.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lewisburg High School enrolls 1,275 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 74.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Black or African American and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,007 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 141 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 30 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,272 of the school's 1,275 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 qualify for free lunch and 1,048 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lewisburg High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 1, state house district 28.
Lewisburg 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 1,275 students, Lewisburg 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: Rural - Fringe
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