DeSoto County Schools located at 5 East South St Hernando, MS 38632 Phone: 662.429.5271. Our Mission is dedicated to ensuring world-class academic excellence within a safe learning environment, while providing a variety of exceptional extra-curricular programs that foster the physical, social, and emotional growth of all students. Our Vision: will be regionally and nationally recognized as a system of superior-performing schools that ignite a passion for learning, while inspiring student success through instructional excellence and exemplary leadership.