HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL (DESOTO CO SCHOOL DIST SCH DIST.), Mississippi - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL is a High in HERNANDO, MS. It currently serves 1482 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the DESOTO CO SCHOOL DIST School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in DESOTO CO SCHOOL DIST School District and all schools in Mississippi.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:1482
Number of Teachers: 80
Student/Teacher Ratio: 18.44

Location Info

Location: 805 DILWORTH LANE, HERNANDO, MS 38632
Mailing Address: 805 DILWORTH LANE, HERNANDO, MS 38632
Phone: (662)429-4170
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 378
Grade 11 356
Grade 12 310
Grade 9 418
Gender/Sex of HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 746 50.34
Female 736 49.66
Race/Ethnicity Demography of HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.07
Asian 22 1.48
Black or African American 173 11.67
Hispanic/Latino 92 6.21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.20
Two or more races 78 5.26
White 1113 75.10
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 11 1.48
Black or African American 83 11.13
Hispanic/Latino 52 6.97
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.13
Two or more races 37 4.96
White 562 75.33
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.14
Asian 11 1.50
Black or African American 90 12.23
Hispanic/Latino 40 5.44
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.27
Two or more races 41 5.57
White 551 74.86

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 7 1.85
Black or African American 43 11.38
Hispanic/Latino 24 6.35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.27
Two or more races 22 5.82
White 281 74.34
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 1.12
Black or African American 36 10.11
Hispanic/Latino 23 6.46
Two or more races 15 4.21
White 278 78.09
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.32
Asian 6 1.94
Black or African American 42 13.55
Hispanic/Latino 17 5.48
Two or more races 9 2.90
White 235 75.81
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 1.20
Black or African American 47 11.24
Hispanic/Latino 25 5.98
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.48
Two or more races 32 7.66
White 307 73.44