Alexander High School (Mississippi)

Alexander High School
Location
2926 16th Section Road Osborn , Mississippi United States
Coordinates	33.5194°N 88.7411°W / 33.5194; -88.7411
Information
Type	Public
Closed	1970
Grades	9–12
Last updated: 31 December 2017

Alexander High School was a historically black, K-12 public school in rural Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, 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,[1] 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.[2] Eventually, the Mississippi Legislature forced the predominantly white Starkville School District to merge with the Oktibbeha County School District to become the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District.[3]

References

1. McLane, Jeff (September 5, 2023). "Myself and Mississippi Before the Eagles' A.J. Brown went 'ba-boom' in the NFL, his light flickered in Starkville". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
2. Carskadon, James (27 May 2016). "Push renewed to make use of former school buildings". Starkville Daily News. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
3. "The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Archived 2017-05-26 at the Wayback Machine." Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.