Starkville High School

Starkville High School (SHS) is a public secondary school in Starkville, Mississippi, United States. It is the only high school in the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, serving grades 9–12. It offers more than 140 courses, including over 10 Advanced Placement courses.[3] Its school colors are black and gold, and its mascot is the Yellowjacket, a predatory wasp.

Starkville High School
Location
603 Yellowjacket Drive

Starkville
,
Mississippi

United States
Coordinates33.451°N 88.821°W / 33.451; -88.821
Information
TypePublic
MottoProud to be a Yellowjacket
School districtStarkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
PrincipalSean McDonnall
Teaching staff75.75 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 – 12[1]
Enrollment1,420 2018–19 [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.75[1]
Color(s)Black and gold   
MascotYellowjacket
NewspaperThe Jacket Buzz[2]
WebsiteStarkville High School

For the 2018–2019 academic year the graduation rate was 86.3% and the enrollment was 1,420.[4][1]

History

A school was built for white students in 1899. The initial enrollment was 206, with an average attendance of 164. By 1910 the enrollment had grown to 312 and the average attendance to 270, due both to the increased number of residents and the superiority of the school causing county residents to choose to attend there. The county paid the city more than the cost of attendance, and so helped fund the school. There were too few desks, and the auditorium was of insufficient size, so a new school building was proposed. The negro school was deemed unsuitable for occupation, and $3,500 was allocated to build a new black school, in addition to the $2.00 per student provided by the state and the $200 generated by the negro poll tax.[5]

Prior to 1970, separate schools were maintained for white and black students. In 1970, the federal government mandated the integration of the two systems. Starkville High became the home for all students in grades 9-12, while the former high school for black students, Henderson became the junior high school.[6] In 1969, Starkville Academy was founded as a segregation academy on property adjacent to Starkville High for parents of white children who wished to keep their children in segregated schools.[7]

In 2015 the schools of Oktibbeha County School District consolidated into the Starkville district. Two high schools, East High and West High, consolidated into Starkville High; this added about 300 students to Starkville High.[8]

Alumni

References
  1. "STARKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. The Jacket Buzz
  3. "Starkville High School". Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. "Mississippi Succeeds Report Card". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. "Report of School Building Committee". Starkville News. 8 October 1910. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. "A Brief History of the O.C.T.S. / H.H.S. Campus". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. Spencer, Mack (17 May 2004). "Public domain, private options". Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  8. "The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Archived 2017-05-26 at the Wayback Machine." Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
  9. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CartJo00.htm
  10. "MTSU's win over Ole Miss holds special meaning for coach Davis". CBS Sports. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  11. "Milons to be recognized with other SEC title game MVPs". 30 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  12. "Sacramento King, Travis Outlaw Gives Back in Hometown of Starkville, MS!". Black Celebrity Giving. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  13. Minichino, Adam (27 November 2009). "Starkville's Williams ready to tip off pro career". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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