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Of the 4,894 students enrolled in Oktibbeha County schools in 2022-23 school year, 64% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Oktibbeha County students.

This is a 2.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Starkville High School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Oktibbeha County schools showed that 64% of the students were Black or African American, 28.9% were white, 3.4% were Asian and 0.9% were Hispanic or Latino.

There are seven schools within Oktibbeha County.

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 of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
Starkville High School	2.7%	67.6%	2.1%	0%	27%
Henderson/Ward-Stewart Elementary School	3.8%	63%	0%	0%	31.9%
Sudduth Elementary School	4.4%	64.9%	1.1%	0%	28.9%
MSU-SOCSD Partnership Middle School	3.2%	67.6%	1.7%	0%	27%
Armstrong Junior High School	3.1%	70.3%	0%	0%	25.3%
Overstreet Elementary School	4.3%	66.7%	0%	0%	26.7%
West Elementary School	0%	0%	0%	0%	50.8%