Starkville High School is a public secondary school in Starkville, Mississippi. It hosts grades 9 - 12 and has approximately 1,366 students, as of the 2015-2016 school year. It is the flagship of the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District; its school colors are black and gold, and the mascot is the Yellowjacket, a predatory wasp.The graduation rate is currently 76.3%.HistoryIn 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 was to add about 300 students to Starkville High.Alumni Joe Carter - played NFL football for the Miami Dolphins from 1984-1986 Beth Howell Hansen - businessperson, lobbyist, class of 1980.Travis Outlaw - NBA basketball player, class of 2003 Kermit Davis, Jr. - Head college basketball coach at Idaho, Texas A&M and Middle Tennessee State University, class of 1978 Nate Hughes - NFL football player, class of 2003
