DISTRICT QUICK FACTS

OUR DIVERSITY

Enrollment by Race:
African American: 65.86%
White: 28.91%
Asian: 3.35%
Hispanic: 1.45%

Enrollment by Gender: 
Male: 51.35%
Female: 48.65%

Native Languages Presented by English Language Learners: 30

TEACHERS & STAFF

District Employees: 972
Licensed Teachers: 3464

• SOSD teachers have been honored as Mississippi Teacher of the Year.
• 7 SOSD teachers have been named Mississippi Teacher of the Year Finalists.
• 16 SOSD teachers have been inducted intothe Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers.
• SOSD staff members have earned the MS Association for Career and TechnicalEducation (CTE) Administrator of the Year and New CTE Teacher of the Year.
• More than 45 SOSD staff members have earned National Board Certication as NBC Teachers, Speech-LanguagePathologists, School Counselors and Nurses

STUDENT LIFE

• From PreK through 5th grade, all students enjoy Library, Maker Space, Physical Education, Art and Music each week.
• Upper Elementary and Middle School students can particpate in more than 20 extracurricular clubs from science and robotics to engineering and debate. 
• SOSD offers programs for intellectually and artistically gifted students in grades 2-5.
• Students in PreK-7th grade experience hands-on growing in our school gardens.
• Starkville High School students participate in more than 25 clubs and nationally affiliated skills-based, honors, and serviceorganizations.
• Strings instruction for violin, viola and cello is available for students in grades 3-6 in partnership with Mississippi State University Department of Music. Piano instruction is available for students in grades 6-12.
• Our award-winning Arts programs also offers students advanced instruction in fine arts, photography, ceramics, theatre, choral music, guitar, band and percussion.

JACKET ATHLETICS

• With students competing in 19 sports and 53 teams from 7th to 12th grade, excellence is the Yellow Jacket standard.
• Starkville High School boasts student athletes who sign each year to compete in Community College and Division I & II athletics in sports like football, basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer, cheer, track, volleyball, golf and swim.

JACKET ATHLETICS offers competitive teamsin the following sports:
Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheer, Chess, Cross Country, Dance, eSports, Football, Golf, Power Lifting, Soccer, Softball, Swim, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling

• SCHOOL MASCOT:Yellow Jackets
• SCHOOL COLORS:Black & Gold
• FIGHT SONG:“Notre Dame Victory March”
  written by brothers Michael J. and John F. Shea
• STUDENT SECTION:“The Nest”
• HASHTAG:#JacketSting