Carroll Academy
Carroll Academy (CA) is a private K-12 school in Carrollton, Mississippi.
The Atlantic identified it as a segregation academy, a school created to thwart racial integration. In 2010 it had no African-American students.[1]
The school was established in the ex-Jennie McBride School on August 28, 1969.[2]
In 2011 the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) stated that the Council of Conservative Citizens funds the school.[3]
As of 2018 the school had 309 students, of which 305 were white and 4 were of two or more races.[4]
See also[]
- Carroll County School District – The public school system of the county
- J. Z. George High School – Public high school
- Vaiden High School – Former high school in Vaiden in Carroll County
References[]
- ^ Carr, Sarah (2012-12-13). "In Southern Towns, 'Segregation Academies' Are Still Going Strong". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ "Academy nears first year's end". The Conservative. Vol. 106, no. 8. 1970-04-30. p. 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "White Supremacist Group Backs Private Academies in Mississippi". Southern Poverty Law Center. 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&State=28&ID=00735385
External links[]
Coordinates: 33°30��39″N 89°55′28″W / 33.5109°N 89.9245°W
Categories:
- Private K-12 schools in Mississippi
- Segregation academies
- 1969 establishments in Mississippi
- Educational institutions established in 1969
- Mississippi school stubs