Bulloch Academy
Bulloch Academy is an independent school in Bulloch County, Georgia, United States, that serves students in grades PK-12.
| Bulloch Academy | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 32°26′54″N 81°48′48″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1971 |
| Head of school | Leisa Houghton |
| Grades | prek-12 |
| Number of students | 504 |
| Color(s) | Green, grey, gold |
| Mascot | Gator |
| Website | bullochacademy.com |
Bulloch Academy was created as a segregation academy in order to continue providing white-only education in Statesboro, Georgia. It was built and supported by various economic and political elites from the white community after federally mandated integration was enacted.[1] As of 2018, the student population was less than 5% black[2] in a school district in which was 28% black.[3]
References
- Deever, Bryan. "The Panopticon of Tracking: Desegregation and Curriculum Change in a Southern School, 1968-1972" (PDF). ERIC. Georgia Southern University. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?HiGrade=-1&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&NumOfStudentsRange=more&SchoolName=ac&Search=1&SchoolPageNum=45&ID=00296619
- https://nces.ed.gov/Programs/Edge/ACSDashboard/1300630
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