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Southaven High School

899 Rasco Road

Tel: (662)393-9300

Southaven High School serves 1,920 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the MS average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 54%.
Southaven High School operates within the Desoto County School District.
Desoto County School District's 71% graduation rate is higher than the MS state average of 64%.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has decreased from 21:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.59 is more than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MS) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	16:1

Asian	1%	1%

Hispanic	8%	3%

Black	46%	49%

White	44%	46%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	1%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.59	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	49%	67%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	10%	7%

Desoto County School District's student population of 33,275 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 71% has decreased from 99% over five years.
The revenue/student of $7,764 in this district is less than the state average of $9,526. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $7,867 is less than the state average of $9,407. The district spending/student has declined by 8% over four years.

School District Name	Desoto County School District
Number of Schools Managed	41	5
Number of Students Managed	33,275	2,139

Graduation Rate	71%	64%

District Total Revenue	$257 MM	$20 MM

District Spending	$260 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$7,764	$9,526

District Spending / Student	$7,867	$9,407

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