Mississippi State University and the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District are working in lockstep to put a high school on the college’s campus.

The proposed school will be located in proximity to Partnership Middle School, the nation’s only public educational facility housed on a university campus serving every middle school pupil in the district. Partnership Middle School opened its doors in 2020.

Mississippi State President Mark Keenum and Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Superintendent Tony McGee signed a memorandum of understanding on Sept. 25, highlighting both parties’ plan to expand their work to replace the existing Starkville High School with a state-of-the-art facility.

“Today marks the beginning of the latest chapter in the highly successful part

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