Clarke Preparatory School

Clarke Preparatory School
Location
Clarke Preparatory School
Grove Hill, Alabama
Coordinates 31°44′05″N 87°45′50″W / 31.7348221°N 87.7637912°W / 31.7348221; -87.7637912Coordinates: 31°44′05″N 87°45′50″W / 31.7348221°N 87.7637912°W / 31.7348221; -87.7637912
Information
Former name Grove Hill Academy (1970-1996)
Type Private
Founded 1970
Grades PK-12
Enrollment 298
Website www.clarkeprepschool.us

Clarke Preparatory School is a private PK-12 school in Grove Hill, Alabama, the seat of Clarke County. It serves three hundred students.

History

Grove Hill Academy was founded in 1970 by the Clarke School Foundation Inc. as a segregation academy.[1] The school attracted the attention of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama[1] The school's sponsor, the Clarke School Foundation Inc. was granted tax exempt status in September 1995.[2] The building burned on April 7, 1996. The school rebuilt at its current location renamed Clarke Preparatory.

Scholarships

Local law firm Gilmore offers Clarke Prep students college scholarships, but a photograph is required with application.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, Wanda B. (December 1983). Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited (PDF). U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. p. 4. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Clarke School Foundation Inc. Form 990 2015". ProPublica. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "GILMORE LAW FIRM SCHOLARSHIP". Gilmore Law Firm. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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