Lowndes Academy

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Lowndes Academy
Location
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Lowndesboro, Alabama, United States
Coordinates32°16′34″N 86°36′47″W / 32.276076°N 86.613127°W / 32.276076; -86.613127Coordinates: 32°16′34″N 86°36′47″W / 32.276076°N 86.613127°W / 32.276076; -86.613127
Information
TypePrivate, Co-educational
HeadmasterBarry Mohun
GradesK-12
Enrollment235[1] (2016)
Color(s)   Red and white
MascotRebels
WebsiteOfficial website

Lowndes Academy is an independent school in Lowndesboro, Alabama.

History[]

Lowndes Academy was founded in 1966 as a segregation academy.[2] The school was established by white parents who were boycotting racially integrated public schools in Hayneville.[3] In a 1968 interview, headmaster S. M. Champion said that he "didn't know" if the school would admit a qualified black student.[4]

In the school's early days, the school relied on revenue from football games to fund school operations.[4]

In 2021, former state court circuit judge Terri Bozeman Lovell, a 1988 graduate of Lowndes Academy, was the named the Executive Director of the Alabama State Bar Association.[citation needed]

Accreditation[]

Lowndes Academy is accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association.[5]

Demographics[]

Of 241 non-prekindergarten students enrolled in the 2009–2010 school year, 239 were white and 2 were black.[6] The 2010 demographic profile of Lowndes County, where the school is located, showed the population as 25.5% white and 73.8% black.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Private School Survey". NCES. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ Carla Crowder (October 27, 2002). "Private white academies struggle in changing world". Birmingham News. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Most Negro pupils stay segregated in the South". The New Journal (Wilmington). May 17, 1968. p. 2.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Equal educational opportunity hearings, Ninety-first ... pt.3D 1970 Jul-Aug. - Full View | HathiTrust Digital Library | HathiTrust Digital Library. p. 1964.
  5. ^ "AISA directory" (PDF). AISA. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "Lowndes Academy". Private School Universe Survey. U.S. Department of Education.
  7. ^ "2010 Demographic Profile Data". U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Missing or empty |url= (help)

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