Starooskolsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the city of Stary Oskol (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 35,063 (2002 Census);
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Starooskolsky District is one of the twenty-one in the oblast. The city of Stary Oskol serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of oblast significanceâÂÂan administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the territory of the district and the territory of the city of oblast significance of Stary Oskol are incorporated together as Starooskolsky Urban Okrug.