Desoto Central High School - Southaven, Mississippi/MS

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Desoto Central High School

2911 Central Parkway, Southaven, MS, 38672 -

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Definition of Terms

Desoto Central High School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Desoto County, MS

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1124 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

54 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 378 students

Grade 10 - 293 students

Grade 11 - 241 students

Grade 12 - 196 students

Grade Not Listed - 16 students

This School

(MS) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MS) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	n/a
% Hispanic	1%	n/a
% Black	15%	31%
% White	82%	66%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MS) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

37%

52%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MS) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Desoto County School District

This School's Agency

(MS) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	28	6
Number of Students Managed	27,166 students	2,818 students
District Total Revenue	$157,960,000	$21,366,000
District Expenditure	$184,074,000	$20,017,000
District Revenue / Student	$5,815	$7,582
District Expenditure / Student	$6,776	$7,103

Nationally ranked chess teams motivated to win (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:05:00 am
The last hurrahs are piling up quickly for DeSoto Central High School senior Walker Sturgeon. It was Nov. 5 when the defensive end played his final football game with the Jaguars. This week, Sturgeon stared across the table at his opponents for the last time in the DeSoto County Chess Championship. "Winners are always motivated to do their best," he said. "My approach towards football and ...
Lake Cormorant substitute teacher accused of sexual battery (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:11:00 pm
A 23-year-old substitute teacher working at Lake Cormorant High School was charged with sexual battery Monday in incidents that occurred off-campus, officials said. Joey Johnson of Horn Lake was arrested at his home after authorities received a complaint, according to Deputy Chief Frank Rainey of the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department. "An investigation was conducted and we obtained enough ...
Another Teacher Charged With Sex Crime (WREG-TV Memphis)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:01:30 pm
This is the second such arrest in less than a week in DeSoto County
WDAM.com Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS The Pinebelt's Choice For News, Sports and Weather | Teacher posts bond in sex case (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 04:10:42 pm
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - A 22-year-old assistant band director at DeSoto Central High School has been released from jail after posting bond on a charge that he had sex with a 17-year-old female student.
DeSoto Central teacher charged with sexual battery (WLBT 3 Jackson)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 06:15:11 pm
SOUTHAVEN, MS (WMC-TV) - Southaven police have arrested a DeSoto Central High School teacher on charges of sexual battery. Officials said Tyler Bigham, 22, was arrested late Monday night after he was caught having sex with a 17-year-old student in the Snowden Grove baseball complex.