Alexander High School was a historically black, K-12 public school in rural

Oktibbeha County, Mississippi Oktibbeha County is a county in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census the population was 51,788. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meanin ...

, United States.

History

Alexander served as an elementary, junior high and senior high school for black students until the public schools were integrated in 1970, after which it was technically integrated, although very few white students ever attended. It was later combined with Moor High School to form East Oktibbeha County High School on the site of Moor High School. Eventually, the Mississippi Legislature forced the predominantly white

Starkville School District The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District (SOCSD), formerly Starkville Public School District, is a public school district in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, headquartered in Starkville. The district serves all children within the cou ...

to merge with the

Oktibbeha County School District 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. It is now a part of the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidate ...

to become the

Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District (SOCSD), formerly Starkville Public School District, is a public school district in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, headquartered in Starkville. The district serves all children within the cou ...

.The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
." Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.

References

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