Sturgis High School was a public secondary school located in

Sturgis, Mississippi Sturgis is a town in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. The population was 207 at the 2020 census. Sturgis annually hosts "The Rally", an all-bike motorcycle rally, also known as the Little Sturgis Rally. According to Scott Smith, former Mayor of Stu ...

. Until 1970, it was a school for white children only; black children were bused to the black

Maben High School Maben High School was a public secondary school located in Maben, Mississippi. Until 1970, it was a school for black children only; white children were bused to the white Sturgis High School. It was a part of the Oktibbeha County School District, a ...

. - Limited access. It was a part of 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 Consolidated ...

, and was later merged with Maben High School to form

West Oktibbeha County High School West Oktibbeha County High School (WOCHS) was a public secondary school located in Maben, Mississippi.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 coun ...

, and West Oktibbeha consolidated into

Starkville High School Starkville High School (SHS) is a public secondary school in Starkville, Mississippi, United States. It is the only high school in the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, serving grades 9–12. It offers more than 140 courses, ...

.The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
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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 coun ...

. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.

Notable people

Kirby Jackson Kirby Jackson (born February 2, 1965) is a former professional American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven ...

, NFL football player went to Sturgis High School.

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