GTR Times

There were 4,882 students enrolled in Oktibbeha County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% fewer than the previous year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.2% of the county's student body, while the other 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that Black students made up 63.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Oktibbeha County schools, followed by white students with 29.2%, 3% Asian students and 1.4% Hispanic students.

Starkville High School had the highest enrollment among Oktibbeha County’s seven schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,400 students.

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 name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Armstrong Junior High School	750	371	-50.5%
Henderson/Ward-Stewart Elementary School	948	1,061	11.9%
MSU-SOCSD Partnership Middle School	753	692	-8.1%
Overstreet Elementary School	303	271	-10.6%
Starkville High School	1,076	1,400	30.1%
Sudduth Elementary School	881	891	1.1%
West Elementary School	183	196	7.1%