📍 3210 Getwell Road, Southaven, DeSoto County, 38672
Desoto Central Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Southaven, DeSoto County. The school has 876 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Desoto Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 58.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Desoto Central Primary enrolls 876 students across grades K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 58.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 37% Black or African American and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 360 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 320 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 132 | 15% |
| Asian | 43 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
873 of the school's 876 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 317 qualify for free lunch and 556 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desoto Central Primary 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 24.
Desoto Central Primary 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 876 students, Desoto Central Primary is close to 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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