Thomas Heyward Academy

Thomas Heyward Academy
Address
1727 Malphrus Road
Ridgeland, South Carolina 29936
Coordinates 32°30′40″N 81°00′02″W / 32.511°N 81.0006°W / 32.511; -81.0006Coordinates: 32°30′40″N 81°00′02″W / 32.511°N 81.0006°W / 32.511; -81.0006
Information
Established 1970
Grades PK-12
Enrollment 311[1] (02016)
Athletics Rebels
Website www.thomasheyward.org

Thomas Heyward Academy is a private school located in Ridgeland, South Carolina. The school is named after Thomas Heyward, Jr. (1746-1809), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

It offers Pre-Kindergarten to 12th grade. The school is a member of the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA).

History

The school was founded in 1970 as segregation academy.[2] The founders were affiliated with the White Citizens Council[3]:76 In the 2015–2016 school year, 5 of 295 students in grades 1-12 were black.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "White Parents Flee Public Schools". Federal Times. Army Times Publishing Company. 1 January 1971.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Robert E., Jr. The South and Her Children: School Desegregation 1970-1971. A Report Southern Regional Council (March 1971)

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  1. ↑ "White Parents Leave Public Schools". Federal Times. Army Times Publishing Company. 1 January 1971.
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