Of the 4,882 students enrolled in Starkville- Oktibbeha Consolidated School District in the 2023-24 school year, 63.4% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the seven schools in the district, Starkville High School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Starkville- Oktibbeha Consolidated School District’s student body showed that 65.3% of students were Black, 29.2% were white, 3.2% were Asian, 1.7% were Hispanic, and 0.3% were multiracial.
Starkville- Oktibbeha Consolidated School District roughly covers seven schools within Oktibbeha County and has a main office in Starkville.
Mississippi’s schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Junior High School | 3.8% | 63.6% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 28.3% |
| Henderson/Ward-Stewart Elementary School | 3.9% | 63.0% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 30.9% |
| MSU-SOCSD Partnership Middle School | 2.8% | 68.2% | 0% | 1.5% | 27.5% |
| Overstreet Elementary School | 0% | 60.9% | 0% | 5.9% | 33.2% |
| Starkville High School | 2.6% | 68.8% | 1.9% | 0.3% | 26.4% |
| Sudduth Elementary School | 4.2% | 66.1% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 27.5% |
| West Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 49.5% | 50.5% |
