Bayou Academy
| Bayou Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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1291 Crosby Road Cleveland, Mississippi 38732 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°45′43″N 90°45′47″W / 33.762°N 90.763°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1964[1] |
| Principal | Pete Aycock (elementary)[2] |
| Headmaster | Dave Granville (jr-sr high)[1] |
| Faculty | 30.5 (on FTE basis)[3] |
| Grades | PK to 12 |
| Enrollment | 350 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7.1[3] |
| Color(s) |
Royal Blue, and White[4] |
| Athletics conference | MAIS Div. AAA District 2[4] |
| Mascot | Colts[4] |
| Rivals | Lee Academy |
| Accreditation | MAIS[4] |
| Affiliation | Non-sectarian[3] |
| Website | www.bayouacademy.net |
Bayou Academy is a non-profit private school located near Cleveland, Mississippi on Highway 8. The school serves about 350 students in grades PK through 12.
The school is accredited by the MAIS.
History
Bayou Academy was founded in 1964 as a segregation academy. After the United States Supreme Court decided Alexander v. Holmes in 1969, ordering the desegregation of public schools in the South, the all-white Bayou Academy doubled its enrollment for the 1970 school year.[5]
It is notable that in the 2010 census, the City of Cleveland was 47.5 percent white,[6] and Bolivar County was 33.5 percent white.[7] Demographic data for Bayou Academy shows that of the 372 students who attended in the 2011-2012 school year, 99 percent were white.[8]
Sports
The sports in Bayou Academy register in grades starting at 7th grade and ends with 12th grade. The following sports are played by both male and female: Track, basketball. The next few sports are male only: Football, golf, baseball. The following sports are female only: Cheer, soccer, softball
References
- 1 2 "Headmaster". Bayou Academy. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ↑ "Administrator". Bayou Academy. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- 1 2 3 "Bayou Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
Total enrollment: 254
- 1 2 3 4 "Bayou Academy". Mississippi Association of Independent Schools. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ↑ Jason Sokol (14 August 2007). There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975. Random House Digital, Inc. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-307-27550-9. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - Cleveland, Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - Bolivar County, Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- ↑ "Bayou Academy". Private School Universe Survey. U.S. Department of Education.