In the 1960s and 70s, the school districts were reconfigured so that most of the areas surrounding Starkville were grouped into the Starkville School District (SSD). This resulted in a situation where the population of the OCSD had a median income of around half that of the SSD,[3] and was over 90% black.[4] Prior to 1970, black students from Sturgis were bused to Maben.[5] One day before the faculty of the schools were to be integrated in February of 1970, a black school in Maben was burned.[6][7][8]
The district served most of Maben and the town of Sturgis in the West Oktibbeha County Elementary (Pre-K-6) and High School (7-12) as well as several communities in the western parts of the county not in the Starkville City School District. The East Oktibbeha County Elementary (K-6) and High School (7-12) served the communities in the eastern parts of Oktibbeha county not included in the Starkville City School District.[9] OCSD was taken over the state twice due to academic failure and mismanagement, and the state proposed several times that it should be merged with the SSD. In 2013, the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill requiring that all Oktibbeha County schools be merged into the Starkville School District. In the implementation of this plan, East Oktibbeha Elementary was closed because its location would have resulted in a school that was over 90% black.[10] The district was dissolved under Mississippi law on July 1, 2015.[11]
There were a total of 876 students enrolled in the Oktibbeha County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 51% female and 49% male. The racial makeup of the district was 91.55% African American, 8.33% White, and 0.11% Asian.[13] 82.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[14]
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March 17, 2024
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The Oktibbeha County School District was a public school district serving rural communities in Oktibbeha County Mississippi USA The district administrative offices were in Starkville 1 It is now a part of the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District effective July 1 2015 2 Contents 1 History 2 Schools 3 Demographics 3 1 2019 2020 school year 3 2 2006 07 school year 3 3 Previous school years 4 Accountability statistics 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editIn the 1960s and 70s the school districts were reconfigured so that most of the areas surrounding Starkville were grouped into the Starkville School District SSD This resulted in a situation where the population of the OCSD had a median income of around half that of the SSD 3 and was over 90 black 4 Prior to 1970 black students from Sturgis were bused to Maben 5 One day before the faculty of the schools were to be integrated in February of 1970 a black school in Maben was burned 6 7 8 The district served most of Maben and the town of Sturgis in the West Oktibbeha County Elementary Pre K 6 and High School 7 12 as well as several communities in the western parts of the county not in the Starkville City School District The East Oktibbeha County Elementary K 6 and High School 7 12 served the communities in the eastern parts of Oktibbeha county not included in the Starkville City School District 9 OCSD was taken over the state twice due to academic failure and mismanagement and the state proposed several times that it should be merged with the SSD In 2013 the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill requiring that all Oktibbeha County schools be merged into the Starkville School District In the implementation of this plan East Oktibbeha Elementary was closed because its location would have resulted in a school that was over 90 black 10 The district was dissolved under Mississippi law on July 1 2015 11 Schools editEast Oktibbeha County High School Unincorporated area West Oktibbeha County High School Maben East Oktibbeha County Elementary School Unincorporated area West Oktibbeha County Elementary School formerly Sturgis Elementary School SturgisSchools closed prior to the district s consolidation Wicks Elementary School 12 Alexander High School for black children Maben High School for black children Moor High School for black children Sturgis High School for white children Demographics edit2019 2020 school year edit 2006 07 school year edit There were a total of 876 students enrolled in the Oktibbeha County School District during the 2006 2007 school year The gender makeup of the district was 51 female and 49 male The racial makeup of the district was 91 55 African American 8 33 White and 0 11 Asian 13 82 7 of the district s students were eligible to receive free lunch 14 Previous school years edit School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial MakeupFemale Male Asian African American Hispanic Native American White2005 06 13 833 50 50 91 36 8 64 2004 05 13 871 50 50 89 09 10 91 2003 04 13 922 48 52 89 15 10 85 2002 03 15 1 029 46 54 87 95 0 10 11 95 Accountability statistics edit2006 07 16 2005 06 17 2004 05 18 2003 04 19 2002 03 20 District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Advised ProbationSchool Performance ClassificationsLevel 5 Superior Performing Schools 0 0 0 0 0Level 4 Exemplary Schools 0 1 0 1 1Level 3 Successful Schools 3 1 1 2 0Level 2 Under Performing Schools 1 2 2 1 3Level 1 Low Performing Schools 0 0 1 0 1Not Assigned 0 0 0 0 0See also editList of school districts in MississippiReferences edit Home page Oktibbeha County School District March 10 2015 Retrieved on July 3 2017 106 West Main Street Starkville MS 39759 School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017 07 02 at the Wayback Machine Mississippi Professional Educators December 2016 Retrieved on July 2 2017 Page 2 PDF p 3 6 Lewis Nicole 3 October 2016 What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge Forced to consolidate two school districts in rural Mississippi reimagine desegregation Retrieved 28 November 2017 Grant Richard 19 July 2016 Starkville school merger What went right Retrieved 28 November 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSE PDF April 14 1970 p 11647 Retrieved 17 January 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD SENATE PDF May 12 1970 Retrieved 17 January 2019 Maben clues elusive Commercial Appeal Feb 12 1970 Retrieved 21 January 2022 Arson suspected in Maben School Fire School faculty was to be integrated the next day Sun Herald 11 February 1970 p 21 Official Website for Oktibbeha County School District http www oktibbeha k12 ms us Archived 2002 09 29 at the Wayback Machine COMMISSION RELEASES PROPOSED PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION STRUCTURE Starkville MS Archived from the original on 4 February 2014 Retrieved 5 February 2014 Senate Bill 2818 As Sent to Governor Mississippi Legislature Retrieved 2021 08 10 On July 1 2015 following the motion of State Board of Education to consolidate school districts in Oktibbeha County the Oktibbeha County School District shall be abolished Home page Oktibbeha County School District September 29 2002 Retrieved on July 3 2017 a b c d Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System Office of Research and Statistics Mississippi Department of Education Archived from the original on 2007 03 23 2006 07 State District and School Enrollment by Race Gender with Poverty Data XLS Mississippi Department of Education 2008 01 16 Retrieved 2008 05 18 dead link Mississippi Report Card for 2002 2003 Office of Educational Accountability Mississippi Department of Education 2004 09 02 Archived from the original on 2007 08 12 Retrieved 2007 08 31 2007 Results PDF Mississippi Statewide Accountability System Mississippi Department of Education 2007 09 13 Archived from the original PDF on 2007 11 27 Retrieved 2007 09 15 2006 Results PDF Mississippi Statewide Accountability System Mississippi Department of Education 2006 09 06 Archived from the original PDF on 2007 02 17 Retrieved 2007 06 14 2005 Results PDF Mississippi Statewide Accountability System Mississippi Department of Education 2005 09 09 Archived from the original PDF on 2007 07 05 Retrieved 2007 06 14 2004 Results PDF Mississippi Statewide Accountability System Mississippi Department of Education 2004 09 26 Archived from the original PDF on 2007 07 05 Retrieved 2007 06 14 2003 Results PDF Mississippi Statewide Accountability System Mississippi Department of Education 2003 11 21 Archived from the original PDF on 2007 07 05 Retrieved 2007 06 14 External links editOktibbeha County School District at the Wayback Machine archive index 2010 school district map for Oktibbeha County U S Census Bureau PROCLAMATION by GOVERNOR RONNIE MUSGROVE concerning the school district Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oktibbeha County School District amp oldid 1100215253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
