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Education

• Public Schools
• Private Schools
• Home Schooling
• Higher Education

Private Education

DeSoto County also offers a variety of private and parochial schools from which to choose.

Bethel Baptist School
John McFarlane, Principal
6001 Goodman Road, Walls  (662) 781-7774

• Enrollment:  90, Grades K4-12
• Affiliation:  Baptist

Cross Creek Christian Academy
Dick Williams, Principal
4105 Goodman Road, Olive Branch  (662) 895-0525

• Enrollment:  31, Grades K4-6
• Affiliation:  Baptist

DeSoto County Academy
Barbara Graybeal, Administrator
4503 Goodman Road, Olive Branch  (662) 895-6385

• Affiliation:  Baptist

Highway Baptist Christian Academy
Cynthia Thompson, Principal
7515 Highway 51 North, Southaven  (662) 393-9240

• Enrollment:  24, Grades K3-12
• Affiliation:  Baptist
• Accreditation:  Currently seeking accreditation through the Mississippi Association of Christian Schools

Sacred Heart School
Catherine Warwick, Principal
5150 Tchulahoma Road, Southaven  (662) 349-0900

• Enrollment:  345, Grades PreK-8
• Affiliation:  Catholic
• Accreditation:  State of Mississippi

Southern Baptist Educational Center
David Manley, President
7400 Getwell Road, Southaven  (662) 349-3096

Founded in Whitehaven in 1973, SBEC is situated on 61 acres in Desoto County and houses a $7.5 million plant.  SBEC is dedicated to assisting the home and church in pursuit of a Christ-centered world and life view, achieved through the highest quality, Biblically-based academic and co-academic instruction.  The school forms a partnership with parents to reinforce the Christian values taught at home and to help "train up a child in the way he should go" (Proverbs. 22:6).  SBEC's commitment to helping children succeed academically is second only to our commitment to God's Truth.

• Enrollment:  1117, Grades K3-12
• Affiliation:  Baptist; Association of Christian Schools International: Memphis Association of Independent Schools
• Accreditation:  Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Teacher/Pupil ratio:  1:15
• Average ACT composite:  23.32  ACT Top Quartile Mean:  27.2
• Percent of graduating seniors pursuing college degree:  98%
• Six National Merit Finalists in the last five years