Lowndes Academy

Lowndes Academy
Location
Lowndesboro, Alabama, United States
Coordinates 32°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
Type Private, Co-educational
Headmaster Darrell Self
Grades K-12
Enrollment 275
Color(s)          Red and white
Mascot Rebels
Website Official website

Lowndes Academy is an independent school in Lowndesboro, Alabama.

History

Lowndes Academy was founded in 1966 as a segregation academy.[1] The school was established by white parents who were boycotting racially integrated public schools in Hayneville.[2] In a 1968 interview, headmaster S. M. Champion said that he "didn't know" if the school would admit a qualified black student.[3]

In the school’s early days, the school relied on revenue from football games to fund school operations.[3]

Lowndes Academy has a strong reputation in sports, with its football program winning numerous state championships over the years. Football games are played at Rebel Field in nearby Hayneville. Every January, Lowndes Academy hosts a large, multi-day whitetail deer hunt that serves as the school's most profitable annual fundraiser, with hunters coming from many parts of the United States.

Accreditation

Lowndes Academy is accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association.[4]

Demographics

Of 241 non-prekindergarten students enrolled in the 2009-2010 school year, 239 were white and 2 were black.[5] The 2010 demographic profile of Lowndes County, where the school is located, showed the population as 25.5% white and 73.8% black.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Most Negro pupils stay segregated in the South". The New Journal (Wilmington). May 17, 1968. p. 2.
  3. 1 2 Equal educational opportunity hearings, Ninety-first ... pt.3D 1970 Jul-Aug. - Full View | HathiTrust Digital Library | HathiTrust Digital Library. p. 1964.
  4. ↑ "AISA directory" (PDF). AISA. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Lowndes Academy". Private School Universe Survey. U.S. Department of Education.
  6. ↑ "2010 Demographic Profile Data". U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Missing or empty |url= (help)

Lowndes Academy

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