Southaven Intermediate School

Set in Southaven, Mississippi, Southaven Intermediate School is a large elementary campus, overseen by DeSoto County School District. It works with 1,046 students across grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 135% above typical.

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

On demographics, Southaven Intermediate School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 20% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

On the income-and-resources front, Southaven Intermediate School shows 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, DeSoto County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for DeSoto County indicate the typical household earns roughly $85,297 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Southaven Intermediate School is one of 43 public schools in DeSoto County (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students).

The closest other public school is Greenbrook Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Southaven Intermediate School's enrollment has ticked down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,181 (now 1,046). The White share of enrollment shrank from 37% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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