[4] Its school colors are black and gold, and its mascot is the Yellowjacket, a predatory wasp.

The county paid the city more than the cost of attendance, and so helped fund the school.

The negro school was deemed unsuitable for occupation, and $3,500 was allocated to build a new black school, in addition to the $2.00 per student provided by the state and the $200 generated by the negro poll tax.

[8] Prior to 1970, separate schools were maintained for white and black students.

[9] In 1969, Starkville Academy was founded as a segregation academy on property adjacent to Starkville High for parents of white children who wished to keep their children in segregated schools.