Bulloch Academy
Bulloch Academy | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 32°26′54″N 81°48′48″W / 32.448212°N 81.813210°W |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Established | 1971 |
Head of school | Leisa Houghton |
Grades | prek-12 |
Number of students | 504 |
Color(s) | Green, grey, gold |
Mascot | Gator |
Website | bullochacademy.com |
Bulloch Academy is an independent school in Bulloch County, Georgia, United States, that serves students in grades PK-12.
History[]
Bulloch Academy was created as a segregation academy in order to continue providing white-only education in Statesboro, Georgia. It was built and supported by various economic and political elites from the white community after federally mandated integration was enacted.[1]
Demographics[]
As of 2018, the student population was less than 5% black[2] in a school district in which was 28% black.[3]
References[]
- ^ Deever, Bryan. "The Panopticon of Tracking: Desegregation and Curriculum Change in a Southern School, 1968-1972" (PDF). ERIC. Georgia Southern University. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?HiGrade=-1&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&NumOfStudentsRange=more&SchoolName=ac&Search=1&SchoolPageNum=45&ID=00296619
- ^ https://nces.ed.gov/Programs/Edge/ACSDashboard/1300630
External links[]
Categories:
- Private elementary schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Private middle schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Private high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Schools in Bulloch County, Georgia
- Preparatory schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Georgia (U.S. state) school stubs