Star is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, southeast of Jackson.

Its prosperity suffered as people began to leave the rural areas to move to the city.

Star fielded several sports teams including basketball, baseball, and football.

Although only having a football team for the 1937 through the 1941 seasons (a team was not fielded in the 1942 season due to the outbreak of World War II) Star gained some measure of success, defeating Mendenhall and Magee during that period.

The 1937 team won the Middle Mississippi Class B Championship with a victory over Camden at Millsaps.