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Oxford School District. Coordinates: 34.369041°N 89.507278°W. Image of the Oxford, Mississippi School District Office. The Oxford School District is a public school district based in Oxford, Mississippi . Its boundary includes almost all of Oxford, the University census-designated place, and some unincorporated areas. [1]
The University High School was the primary school in Oxford until 1963 when the town was integrated and the Oxford School District was formed. As the city of Oxford grew, so did the student population. A transition to class 5A in 2008 was followed up by a move to 6A, Mississippi's highest classification.
The Ole Miss riot of 1962 (September 30 – October 1, 1962), also known as the Battle of Oxford, [1] was a violent disturbance that occurred at the University of Mississippi —commonly called Ole Miss—in Oxford, Mississippi, as Segregationist rioters sought to prevent the enrollment of African American man James Meredith.
Aug. 3—OXFORD — The Oxford City School District held its annual start-of-school institute for staff members and teachers Wednesday morning, but the formal title of the event is misleading as ...
Oxford is in central Lafayette County in northern Mississippi, about 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Memphis, Tennessee . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.7 square miles (69.2 km 2 ), of which 26.6 square miles (68.9 km 2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km 2 ), or 0.35%, is water. [11]
The Lafayette County School District is a public school district based in Lafayette County, Mississippi ( USA ). The district serves Abbeville, Paris, Taylor, and Tula, as well as most unincorporated rural areas in Lafayette County. The district incorporates a few outerlying sections of Oxford. [1]
The University of Mississippi's Oxford campus is partially located in Oxford and partially in University, Mississippi, a census-designated place. The main campus is situated at an altitude of around 500 feet (150 m), and has expanded from one square mile (260 ha) of land to around 1,200 acres (1.9 sq mi; 490 ha).
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