A vital part of the Starkville community, the Starkville School District is
a pace-setter for education in Mississippi. SSD strives to provide every student with an education that is rigorous and relevant in every classroom, every day, preparing them to be collegecareer ready.
Located in the same town as Mississippi State University, Mississippi’s largest public university, SSD is one of the largest school districts in the state, with a student enrollment of more than 4,300 students. SSD combines rigorous academic instruction with innovative technology in the classroom to develop the unique talents and interests of our students through our diverse range of award-winning academic, artistic, athletic, and extra-curricular offerings to help them achieve their potential. SSD provides students with the ultimate learning environment, integrating hands-on opportunities with lessons in history, art, economics, foreign language, horticulture, literature, science, and mathematics. It is this kind of classroom experience that empowers our students to chart their course for collegecareer and prepares them for success.