Lawrence Academy (North Carolina)

Lawrence Academy
Location
Lawrence Academy
148 Avoca Farm Road, Merry Hill, North Carolina 27957
United States
Coordinates 36°00′38″N 76°46′07″W / 36.0105°N 76.7685°W / 36.0105; -76.7685Coordinates: 36°00′38″N 76°46′07″W / 36.0105°N 76.7685°W / 36.0105; -76.7685
Information
Type Private School
Motto A Tradition of Excellence
Established 1968
Headmaster Jason Wynne[1]
Grades Pre-K–12
Number of students 267 (2010–2011)[2]
Campus size 49 acres (20 ha)[2]
Newspaper The Shield
Website http://www.lawrenceacademy.org/

Lawrence Academy is a private school located at 148 Avoca Farm Road in Merry Hill, North Carolina.[3] Lawrence Academy serves grades Pre-K though 12. It is one of four high schools in Bertie County, North Carolina.[4] The Headmaster is Jason Wynne.[5] Lawrence Academy's enrollment as of 2010 is 268 students.[6] Its high school enrollment (grades 9–12) is 96.

The school was founded in 1968 as a segregation academy in response to the court ordered racial integration of public schools. As of 2014, the school’s enrollment is 98% white, whereas Bernie County is 62% black.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Headmaster's Welcome". www.lawrenceacademy.org.
  2. 1 2 "Lawrence Academy School Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.lawrenceacademy.org/
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ From the Headmaster Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine.. lawrenceacademy.org
  6. ↑ Lawrence Academy – Merry Hill, North Carolina (NC). PrivateSchoolReview.com (2013-01-15). Retrieved on 2013-01-30.
  7. ↑ "NC NAACP Amicus Brief outlines history of private-school vouchers in NC". The Carolina Mercury. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2017-11-04.


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