Lewisburg High School

Lewisburg High School, an expansive senior high in Olive Branch, Mississippi, operated by DeSoto County School District, caters to 1,330 students, covering grades 9 through 13. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so Lewisburg High School sits 104% larger than that benchmark.

DeSoto County School District runs 39 schools in total, collectively educating 34,934 students. Lewisburg High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lewisburg High School shows that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest reads as 12% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, DeSoto County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Lewisburg High School logs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than DeSoto County's rate of about 49%.

With demographic context factored in, Lewisburg High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 85.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.7%.

Across the wider county, DeSoto County reports that median household income runs about $85,297, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across DeSoto County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students), Lewisburg High School is one campus in the mix.

Lewisburg Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Lewisburg High School's enrollment has edged up 26% since 2018, when it stood at 1,057 (now 1,330). The White share of enrollment decreased from 87% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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