Lowndes Academy
Address
215 S Broad St

Lowndesboro, Alabama
36752

United States
Coordinates32°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
Websitewww.lowndesacademy.org

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]

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. 1 2 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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