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Private Schools

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: 360, Grades PreK-8
  • Affiliation: Catholic
  • Accreditation: Mississippi Dept of Education and SACS.

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
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