Desoto Co School Dist
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Location Map Hernando, MS 38632 DeSoto County
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District Poverty Rate 11.9% (data source)
Non-White Students 59.2% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 2025
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All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (26)
School Grades Period
Center Hill Elementary School
Center Hill High School
Center Hill Middle
Chickasaw Elementary School
Desoto Central Elementary School
Desoto Central High School
Desoto Central Middle School
Desoto Central Primary
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DESOTO COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTER
Hernando Hills Elementary
Hernando Middle School
Horn Lake Intermediate School
Lake Cormorant Elementary
Lake Cormorant High
Lake Cormorant Middle
Lewisburg Elementary School
Lewisburg High School
LEWISBURG INTERMEDIATE
Lewisburg Middle
Lewisburg Primary
Olive Branch Intermediate School
Overpark Elementary
Pleasant Hill Elementary
Southaven Intermediate School
Southaven Middle School
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Policy Notes
Mississippi State Law No state law, federal rulings still apply. School disricts may allow students to be released for religious study or they may also not allow it.
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