DeSoto Co. Career Center West
CTE · Grades 9–12
DeSoto Central High School
2911 Central Parkway, Southaven, MS 38672
Grades
9–13
High
Students
2,004
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
DeSoto County School District
DeSoto County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 199 Mississippi high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Mississippi high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About DeSoto Central High School
DeSoto Central High School is a public high school in Southaven, Mississippi, serving grades 9–13. It is part of DeSoto County School District. The school is located in a large suburb in DeSoto County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 2,004 students were enrolled, with about 17.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Mississippi high school (12.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 199 Mississippi high schools.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–13
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 2,004 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.8 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 18
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- DeSoto County School District
- County
- DeSoto County
- NCES school ID
- 280132001569
Schools near DeSoto Central High School
All 11 schools in Southaven →
Southaven High School
Public · Grades 9–13 · 1,876 students
Lewisburg High School
Public · Grades 9–13 · 1,330 students
Horn Lake High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,271 students
Olive Branch High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,058 students
City University School Of Liberal Arts
Charter · Grades 9–12 · 179 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.