Southaven Elementary School

Set in Southaven, Mississippi, Southaven Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary-level community, part of DeSoto County School District. It works with 681 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 53% larger than the state mean of about 446.

Southaven Elementary School is one of 39 schools operated by DeSoto County School District, a district that caters to 34,934 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Southaven Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 55%. The remainder breaks down as 22% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, DeSoto County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (DeSoto County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $85,297 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across DeSoto County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students), Southaven Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Southaven Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southaven Elementary School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southaven Elementary School has declined 9%, going from 748 students in 2018 to 681 in 2025.

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