Columbia Academy (Mississippi)

Columbia Academy is private school in Columbia, Mississippi that was founded as a segregation academy in 1969 to provide white-only education.

Columbia Academy
Address
1548 Hwy 98 E

Columbia
,
Mississippi
39429

United States
Coordinates31.2534°N 89.7793°W / 31.2534; -89.7793
Information
TypePrivate school
Religious affiliation(s)Christian (no specific denomination)
Established1969 (1969)
NCES School ID00735909[1]
Head of schoolAngie Burkett[2]
Teaching staff42.9 (on an FTE basis)[1]
GradesPK–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment460 (2017–2018, excluding PK)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.7[1]
Color(s)Orange, white, and royal blue
NicknameCougars
Websitewww.cacougars.com

History

Columbia Academy was created in September 1969 for white students in grades 1-8 as an alternative to attending public schools with black students.[3][4] Grades 9-12 were added in January 1970, after a meeting at the Marion County Annex.[5] The first headmaster was Thomas Blakeney.

While the school has a non-discriminatory admissions policy, over 99% of the student body are white.[6] As of 2018, the school had 460 students, 457 of whom were white, and designates itself a Christian school. Of the three non-white students, one was Asian, one was Hispanic, and one was black.[1]

Admissions policy excludes married or pregnant students, and any student who becomes married or pregnant is not allowed to continue.[2]

In 2019 Columbia Academy was one of several segregation academies awarded money by the Mississippi State Legislature through a program for students with disabilities, even though the school does not provide services for those students.[7]

Notable people

Logan Cooke, NFL punter[8]

References
  1. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Columbia Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. http://www.cacougars.com/editoruploads/files/Handbooks/2020-2021_Student_Handbook__Final_-_Uploaded_.pdf
  3. Batten, James K (January 7, 1970). "Integration comes quietly along the Pearl". Miami Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. "City, County, Private School Attendance Nears Old Total". Columbian-Progress. 1970-01-15. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. "Columbia Academy to establish high school". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. "Admissions - Columbia Academy". www.cacougars.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  7. ""Voucher Program Helping Seg Schools Should Go, Education Advocates Say"". February 21, 2019.
  8. "Logan Cooke - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN".
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