Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist

Public school district · Oktibbeha County · Mississippi · NCES district ID 2800189

Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist spent $13,106 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 69% of the other Mississippi districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,203). Its 7 schools enrolled 4,880 students in 2024-25; 36.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,397 per student, up 2.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Mississippi: 89.4%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Mississippi districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist in enrollment (4,165 to 5,261 students) and Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist itself.

Current spending per student, Mississippi districts closest in size to Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist, FY23Meridian $14,308; Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist $13,106; Oxford $12,453; South Panola $11,681; Hinds County $11,422; Petal $11,258; Lowndes Co School Dist $11,059; Pearl $10,831; George Co School Dist $10,015; Clinton $9,681; State median, 1,000+ students $12,203.8k10k12k14k16kMeridian$14,308Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist$13,106Oxford$12,453South Panola$11,681Hinds County$11,422Petal$11,258Lowndes Co School Dist$11,059Pearl$10,831George Co School Dist$10,015Clinton$9,681State median, 1,000+ students $12,203
Current spending per student, Mississippi districts closest in size to Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist, FY23Meridian $14,308; Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist $13,106; Oxford $12,453; South Panola $11,681; Hinds County $11,422; Petal $11,258; Lowndes Co School Dist $11,059; Pearl $10,831; George Co School Dist $10,015; Clinton $9,681; State median, 1,000+ students $12,203.8k10k12k14k16kMeridian$14,308Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist$13,106Oxford$12,453South Panola$11,681Hinds County$11,422Petal$11,258Lowndes Co School Dist$11,059Pearl$10,831George Co School Dist$10,015Clinton$9,681State median, 1,000+ students $12,203
Current spending per student, Mississippi districts closest in size to Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist, FY23Meridian $14,308; Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist $13,106; Oxford $12,453; South Panola $11,681; Hinds County $11,422; Petal $11,258; Lowndes Co School Dist $11,059; Pearl $10,831; George Co School Dist $10,015; Clinton $9,681; State median, 1,000+ students $12,203.8k12k16kMeridian$14,308Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist$13,106Oxford$12,453South Panola$11,681Hinds County$11,422Petal$11,258Lowndes Co School Dist$11,059Pearl$10,831George Co School Dist$10,015Clinton$9,681State median, 1,000+ students $12,203
Current spending per student, Mississippi districts closest in size to Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist, FY23Meridian $14,308; Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist $13,106; Oxford $12,453; South Panola $11,681; Hinds County $11,422; Petal $11,258; Lowndes Co School Dist $11,059; Pearl $10,831; George Co School Dist $10,015; Clinton $9,681; State median, 1,000+ students $12,203.8k12k16kMeridian$14,308Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist$13,106Oxford$12,453South Panola$11,681Hinds County$11,422Petal$11,258Lowndes Co School Dist$11,059Pearl$10,831George Co School Dist$10,015Clinton$9,681State median, 1,000+ students $12,203

Where the money came from

$84,318,000 in revenue: 36.0% state, 40.1% local and 23.9% federal. Total spending including $9,789,000 of capital outlay was $78,312,000, or $16,002 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $30,332,000; Local $33,839,000; Federal $20,147,000; total $84,318,000.
  • State$30,332,000 36%
  • Local$33,839,000 40%
  • Federal$20,147,000 24%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 112 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,894 students in 2022-23, 4,882 students in 2023-24, 4,880 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,894, 2023-24: 4,882, 2024-25: 4,88002k4k6k2022-234,8942023-244,8822024-254,880
Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,894, 2023-24: 4,882, 2024-25: 4,88002k4k6k2022-234,8942023-244,8822024-254,880
Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,894, 2023-24: 4,882, 2024-25: 4,88002k4k6k2022-234,8942023-244,8822024-254,880
Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,894, 2023-24: 4,882, 2024-25: 4,88002k4k6k2022-234,8942023-244,8822024-254,880

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,894357.613.7
2023-244,882356.113.7
2024-254,880368.013.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$21,244,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,341 per student

Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist booked $21,244,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 382 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $55,578 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 90 in 100 Mississippi districts with a figure (state median $51,076, 146 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Mississippi teacher salary at $47,162 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$15,535,00073.1%
Special education$2,744,00012.9%
Vocational$1,295,0006.1%
Other programs$1,670,0007.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,189 in 2018-19, $3,495 in 2019-20, $3,608 in 2020-21, $3,946 in 2021-22, $4,341 in 2022-23.

Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,189, 2019-20: $3,495, 2020-21: $3,608, 2021-22: $3,946, 2022-23: $4,34102k4k6k2018-19$3,1892019-20$3,4952020-21$3,6082021-22$3,9462022-23$4,341
Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,189, 2019-20: $3,495, 2020-21: $3,608, 2021-22: $3,946, 2022-23: $4,34102k4k6k2018-19$3,1892019-20$3,4952020-21$3,6082021-22$3,9462022-23$4,341
Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,189, 2019-20: $3,495, 2020-21: $3,608, 2021-22: $3,946, 2022-23: $4,34102k4k6k2018-19$3,1892019-20$3,4952020-21$3,6082021-22$3,9462022-23$4,341
Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,189, 2019-20: $3,495, 2020-21: $3,608, 2021-22: $3,946, 2022-23: $4,34102k4k6k2018-19$3,1892019-20$3,4952020-21$3,6082021-22$3,9462022-23$4,341

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist scored proficient or above: 37% in reading and 39% in math, against 41.7% in reading and 47% in math across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMississippiStudents tested
Reading and language arts37%41.7%2,446
Math39%47%2,401

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

88% of the 400 students in Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMississippi
Four-year graduation rate88%89.4%
Students in the class40031,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 2,176 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Henderson/Ward-Stewart Elementary1,06615.162.2%Schoolwide program
Sudduth Elementary School92017.060.3%Schoolwide program
West Elementary School19012.365.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 middle schools, 1,328 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Socsd/Msu Partnership Middle School64612.457.7%Schoolwide program
Armstrong Junior High School35810.360.3%Schoolwide program
Overstreet Elementary32413.057.4%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 1,376 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Starkville High School1,37611.957.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist

  1. Mississippi districts by spending per studentStarkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist ranks 35 of 112 Mississippi districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,106).#35 of 112
  2. Every school district in MississippiStarkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist is the number 20 by size of 152 Mississippi districts, with 4,894 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#20 of 152
  3. Hinds County School DistrictThe next larger Mississippi district: 4,968 students in fall 2022, $11,422 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,422
  4. Oxford School DistrictThe next smaller Mississippi district: 4,766 students in fall 2022, $12,453 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,453
  5. Compare Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist with Hinds County School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Starkville High School, its largest high school1,376 students in 2024-25, 11.9 per teacher.1,376
  7. Teacher salary spending across MississippiStarkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist spent $55,578 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,076); spending, not a salary.$55,578
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist

  1. How many schools and students are in Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high), enrolling 4,880 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist spend per student?
    $13,106 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Mississippi median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,203 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,397 per student, up 2.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist's money come from?
    $84,318,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 36.0% state, 40.1% local and 23.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,415 of the 6,480 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 21.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist spend on teacher salaries?
    $21,244,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,341 per student. Divided by the 382 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $55,578 per teacher, more than 90 in 100 Mississippi districts (state median $51,076). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Mississippi teacher salary at $47,162 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist scored proficient or above: 37% in reading and 39% in math, against 41.7% in reading and 47% in math across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist?
    88% of the 400 students in Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist's NCES district ID?
    2800189. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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