Oktibbeha County School District Explained

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]

History

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]

Schools

Schools closed prior to the district's consolidation:

Demographics

2006-07 school year

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

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American		HispanicNative
American		White
2005-0683350%50% - 91.36% -  - 8.64%
2004-0587150%50% - 89.09% -  - 10.91%
2003-0492248%52% - 89.15% -  - 10.85%
2002-03[15] 1,02946%54% - 87.95%0.10% - 11.95%

Accountability statistics

2006-07[16] 2005-06[17] 2004-05[18] 2003-04[19] 2002-03[20]
District Accreditation StatusAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAdvisedProbation
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools00000
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools01011
Level 3 (Successful) Schools31120
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools12213
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools00101
Not Assigned00000

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150310154527/http://www.oktibbeha.k12.ms.us/ Home page
  2. "School District Consolidation in Mississippi ." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
  3. Web site: Lewis. Nicole. What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge? Forced to consolidate, two school districts in rural Mississippi reimagine desegregation. 3 October 2016. 28 November 2017.
  4. News: Grant. Richard. Starkville school merger: What went right?. 28 November 2017. 19 July 2016.
  5. Web site: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE . 17 January 2019 . 11647 . April 14, 1970.
  6. Web site: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE . 17 January 2019 . May 12, 1970.
  7. News: Maben clues elusive . 21 January 2022 . Commercial Appeal . Feb 12, 1970.
  8. News: Arson suspected in Maben School Fire: School faculty was to be integrated the next day. Sun Herald. 11 February 1970. 21.
  9. Official Website for Oktibbeha County School District, http://www.oktibbeha.k12.ms.us/
  10. Web site: COMMISSION RELEASES PROPOSED PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION STRUCTURE. https://archive.today/20140204160346/http://starkville.ms.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=19561&. dead. 4 February 2014. Starkville, MS. 5 February 2014.
  11. Web site: Senate Bill 2818 (As Sent to Governor). Mississippi Legislature. 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..
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20020929204832/http://www.oktibbeha.k12.ms.us/ Home page
  13. Web site: Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System . Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070323012858/http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp . 2007-03-23 .
  14. Web site: 2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data . . Mississippi Department of Education . 2008-01-16 . 2008-05-18.
  15. Web site: Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003 . Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education . 2004-09-02 . 2007-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070812173502/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/RC3B/RC3B.htm . 2007-08-12 . dead .
  16. Web site: 2007 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2007-09-13 . 2007-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071127152304/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM07/ACC07LST.PDF . 2007-11-27 . dead .
  17. Web site: 2006 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2006-09-06 . 2007-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070217064644/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM06/ACC06LST.PDF . 2007-02-17 . dead .
  18. Web site: 2005 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2005-09-09 . 2007-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705114959/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM05/ACC05FLST.PDF . 2007-07-05 . dead .
  19. Web site: 2004 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2004-09-26 . 2007-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705114957/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM04/ACC04FLST.PDF . 2007-07-05 . dead .
  20. Web site: 2003 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2003-11-21 . 2007-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705114951/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM03/ACC03CLST.PDF . 2007-07-05 . dead .

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