📍 603 Yellowjacket Drive, Starkville, Oktibbeha County, 39759
Starkville High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Starkville, Oktibbeha County. The school has 1,076 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 72.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Starkville High School enrolls 1,076 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 72.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 27% White and 2.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 727 | 68% |
| White | 291 | 27% |
| Asian | 29 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,073 of the school's 1,076 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 703 qualify for free lunch and 370 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Starkville High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-30, state senate district 15, state house district 38.
Starkville High School is one of 9 schools in Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, based in Starkville, Mississippi. The district serves 4,880 students district-wide and employs 382 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,076 students, Starkville High School is larger than the district average of about 542 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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