Carroll Academy

Carroll Academy (CA) is a private K-12 school in Carrollton, Mississippi. The Atlantic identified it as a segregation academy, a school created to thwart racial integration. In 2010 it had no African-American students.[1]

The school was established in the ex-Jennie McBride School on August 28, 1969.[2]

In 2011 the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) stated that the Council of Conservative Citizens funds the school.[3]

As of 2018 the school had 309 students, of which 305 were white and 4 were of two or more races.[4]

See also

• Carroll County School District – The public school system of the county
  • J. Z. George High School – Public high school
  • Vaiden High School – Former high school in Vaiden in Carroll County

References

1. Carr, Sarah (December 13, 2012). "In Southern Towns, 'Segregation Academies' Are Still Going Strong". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
2. "Academy nears first year's end". The Conservative. Vol. 106, no. 8. April 30, 1970. p. 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
3. "White Supremacist Group Backs Private Academies in Mississippi". Southern Poverty Law Center. October 28, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
4. "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for CARROLL ACADEMY".

External links

• Carroll Academy

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