Hernando High School
805 Dilworth Lane, Hernando, MS, 38632-7796 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Hernando High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Desoto County, MS
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1075 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 55 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 347 students
Grade 10 - 258 students
Grade 11 - 216 students
Grade 12 - 173 students
Grade Not Listed - 81 students
This School
(MS) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:20 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MS) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% n/a
% Hispanic 2% 1%
% Black 19% 52%
% White 78% 45%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MS) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 68% 58%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MS) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
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 2,328 students
District Total Revenue $157,960,000 $17,470,000
District Expenditure $184,074,000 $17,333,000
District Revenue / Student $5,815 $7,504
District Expenditure / Student $6,776 $7,445
District Graduation Rates 95% 59%
In the News:
  • 28 apply for superintendent post (Hernando Today)
    posted on November 2, 2009 at 09:30:07 pm
    The district's current interim superintendent and a former Hernando High School principal are among 28 applicants for the Hernando County Schools superintendent position and the only local candidates.
  • Religion Calendar (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
    posted on October 30, 2009 at 11:33:49 pm
    Halloween events will be held at the following churches: "Trunk or Treat Fun in the Forest" will be 4:30-7:30 p.m. today at Grace Community Church, 1880 Fite Road in Shelby Forest. A Halloween Carnival will be 3-7 p.m. today at Rosemark Church Of God in Christ, 8815 Millington-Arlington Road in Millington. Free. Bring a nonperishable item. Trunk or Treat will be 5:15 p.m. Sunday at Decatur ...
  • Hometown Happenings 1029 (Hernando Today)
    posted on October 29, 2009 at 04:40:07 pm
    Community happenings
  • Two DeSoto principals honored (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
    posted on October 28, 2009 at 03:32:15 pm
    At the annual conference of Mississippi Association of School Administrators (MASA) held recently in Jackson, Miss., Freddie Joseph, principal at Hernando High School, and Dr. Janice Barton, former principal at Oak Grove Central Elementary School and now the director of elementary and middle school education for DCS, were recognized as the "High School Principal of the Year" and the "Elementary ...
  • Hernando High's legendary coach Ernie Chatman recalls every detail (St. Petersburg Times)
    posted on October 24, 2009 at 03:00:53 pm
    Sixteen years later, Ernie Chatman still remembers the count: 1-1.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (38632)
School Zip (38632)
(MS) State Average
Population (Approximate) 16,066 people 2,619,126 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 22% 18%
Population Average Age 37 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $49,284 $31,745
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.8 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 23 years old 33 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (38632)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 83% / 17% 69% / 31%
School Map:
1. Desoto Central High School - 1124 students - 7.2 mi. away - view location
2. Horn Lake High School - 1660 students - 8.9 mi. away - view location
3. Coldwater High School - 375 students - 9.9 mi. away - view location
4. Senatobia Tate Co Regional Voc Center - n/a - 9.9 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Hernando, Desoto County, Zip 38632 
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