Beaufort Academy
Beaufort Academy (BA) is a Pre-K through 12 independent school located in Lady's Island, South Carolina, United States. Beaufort Academy is a member of the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA), a school accrediting organization that was founded in 1965 to legitimize segregation academies.[3][4] As of 1982, the school had never had a Black student, insisting that none had ever applied.[5]
| Beaufort Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
240 Sams Point Road 29907 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°26′18.636″N 80°38′21.8832″W / 32.43851000°N 80.639412000°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1966 |
| CEEB code | 410118 |
| Principal | Carol Ann Richards[1] |
| Enrollment | 309[2] |
| Campus size | 24 acres (9.7 ha) |
| Color(s) | Navy, Columbia Blue, and white |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | www |
| Last updated: 15 August 2020 | |
History edit
Beaufort Academy was founded in 1965 on Lady's Island, South Carolina.[5] It was established as a segregation academy in response to the court-ordered integration of public schools.[6] The school's tax exemption was revoked by the Internal Revenue Service after it declined to document that it had a racially nondiscriminatory admissions policy.[7] While many White politicians portrayed their opposition to school integration as a reaction to busing, some pupils at Beaufort Academy were bused as far as 120 miles per day in order to attend the all-White school.[8]
Demographics edit
In the 2021-2022 school year, the most recent year available, Beaufort Academy did not report demographic information to the National Center for Education Statistics. The school had an enrollment of 309 students in grades PK-12. There were 54.9 teachers on a full-time equivalent basis, for a student to teacher ratio of 5.6.[2]
Athletics edit
BA is a member of SCISA.[9] The teams are nicknamed the Eagles.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "Staff Directory | Beaufort Academy". beaufortacademy.edlioschool.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Beaufort Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Tom Turnipseed (January 18, 2009). "King Day at the Dome: Cotton is King no more". The State.
I was the first executive director of the S.C. Independent School Association, formed in 1965 by seven private schools that wanted to share resources, establish more private schools and avoid public-school desegregation. My job was to help local groups of white parents organize private schools so their children would not attend schools desegregated by federal courts. I was a grassroots organizer and helped establish 30 private, segregated academies from 1965 to 1967, mostly in the area now known as the Corridor of Shame.
(subscription required) - ^ https://getd.libs.uga.edu/pdfs/blair_monica_k_201505_ma.pdf
- ^ a b . 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.
- ^ "Education: Double Standard". Time. May 11, 1970. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "SCISA Member Schools". Retrieved November 9, 2023.