Beaufort Academy

Beaufort Academy
Beaufort Academy
Address
	240 Sams Point Road; Beaufort, South Carolina 29907; United States
Coordinates	32°26′18.636″N 80°38′21.8832″W
Information
Type	Private high school
Established	1966
CEEB code	410118
Principal	Carol Ann Richards[1]
Enrollment	Approx. 250
Campus size	24 acres (9.7 ha)
Color(s)	Navy, light blue, and white ;
Mascot	Eagle
Website	www.beaufortacademy.org
	Last updated: 15 August 2020

Beaufort Academy (BA) is a private school for kindergarten through 12th grade, located in Lady's Island, South Carolina, United States. The school enrolls about 250 students, with an average class size of 16.[2] Beaufort Academy is an accredited member of the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS-SACS).[3]

History

Beaufort Academy was founded in 1966 on Lady's Island, South Carolina.[4] It was established as a segregation academy in response to the court-ordered integration of public schools.[5] The school's tax exemption was revoked by the Internal Revenue Service after it declined to document that it had a racially nondiscriminatory admissions policy.[6]

Campus

The campus sits on 24 acres (9.7 ha) acres of land, and is located on Sams Point Road.[2]

References

"Staff Directory | Beaufort Academy". beaufortacademy.edlioschool.com. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
"About Our School". Retrieved December 29, 2015.
"Beaufort Academy". Retrieved December 29, 2015.
"Beaufort Academy--"None Ever Applied"". Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
Anderson, Robert (1971). The South and Her Children: School Desegregation 1970-1971. A Report. Southern Regional Council.
Tax-exempt status of private schools :hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session. November 1, 1985. hdl:2027/uc1.31210024924332.

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[1] "Staff Directory | Beaufort Academy". beaufortacademy.edlioschool.com. Retrieved 2017-11-27.

[About_Our_School-2] "About Our School". Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[Beaufort_Academy-3] "Beaufort Academy". Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[Beaufort_Academy--None_Ever_Applied-4] "Beaufort Academy--"None Ever Applied"". Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[5] Anderson, Robert (1971). The South and Her Children: School Desegregation 1970-1971. A Report. Southern Regional Council.

[6] Tax-exempt status of private schools :hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session. November 1, 1985. hdl:2027/uc1.31210024924332.