Editing Maben, Mississippi (section)

==Education==
Most of Maben is served by the [[Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28105_oktibbeha/DC20SD_C28105.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oktibbeha County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 9, 2021}}</ref> although the small portion of the town that is located in Webster County is served by the [[Webster County School District (Mississippi)|Webster County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28155_webster/DC20SD_C28155.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Webster County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 9, 2021}}</ref> All Oktibbeha County residents are zoned to Armstrong Middle School and [[Starkville High School]] in [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville]].<ref name=Consplan>"[http://www.starkvillesd.com/the-plan-for-starkville-oktibbeha-consolidated-school-district/ The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526084600/http://www.starkvillesd.com/the-plan-for-starkville-oktibbeha-consolidated-school-district/ |date=2017-05-26 }}." [[Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District]]. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.</ref>

The community was previously served by [[Oktibbeha County Schools]], which had been taken over by the state on two occasions. In 2013 the state legislature passed a law forcing Starkville City School district to take over Oktibbeha County Schools.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130620033659/http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/Oktibbeha-conservator-gives-update-on-schools/Y9vaYg4Md0qk4BCiaxHfsQ.cspx Oktibbeha conservator gives update on schools] </ref> In 2015 the [[West Oktibbeha County High School]] in Maben consolidated into Starkville High.<ref name=Consplan/>

Maben is served by the [[Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System]] which operates the Maben Public Library.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://starkville.lib.ms.us/maben-public-library|title=Maben Public Library|publisher=[[Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System]]|accessdate=September 22, 2020}}</ref>