| Starkville High School | |
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| Location | |
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603 Yellowjacket Drive , United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°27′04″N 88°49′16″W / 33.451°N 88.821°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Proud to be a Yellowjacket |
| Established | 1899 |
| School district | Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District |
| Principal | Darein Spann |
| Teaching staff | 71.96 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 – 12[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,076 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.95[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Mascot | Yellowjacket |
| Rival | West Point High School[3] |
| Newspaper | The Jacket Buzz[2] |
| Website | www |
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.[4] Its school colors are black and gold, and its mascot is the Yellowjacket, a predatory wasp.
For the 2018–2019 academic year the graduation rate was 86.3% and the enrollment was 1,420.[5][1]
The consolidated school district serves all of the county. The previous Starkville School District served Starkville, the Mississippi State University census-designated place, Longview, and some other unincorporated areas.[6][7]
- ^ a b c d e "STARKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ The Jacket Buzz
- ^ Hudson, Brett (29 August 2018). "Starkville High welcomes rival West Point Friday night". The Dispatch. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Starkville High School". Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Mississippi Succeeds Report Card". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oktibbeha County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Oktibbeha County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-09. - Longview is not directly indicated on this map but the map can be compared to the 2020 map.