Lowndes Academy

Lowndes Academy
Location
Lowndesboro, Alabama, USA
Information
Type Private, Co-educational
Headmaster Darrell Self
Grades K-12
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]

Accreditation

Lowndes Academy is accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association.[2]

Demographics

Of 241 non-prekindergarten students enrolled in the 2009-2010 school year, 239 were white and 2 were black.[3] The 2010 demographic profile of Lowndes County, where the school is located, showed the population as 25.5% white and 73.8% black.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Carla Crowder (October 27, 2002). "Private white academies struggle in changing world". Birmingham News. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ "AISA directory" (PDF). AISA. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lowndes Academy". Private School Universe Survey. U.S. Department of Education.
  4. ↑ "2010 Demographic Profile Data". U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.

External links

Coordinates: 32°16′34″N 86°36′47″W / 32.276076°N 86.613127°W / 32.276076; -86.613127

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