Tunica Academy

Tunica Academy
Location
Tunica, Mississippi, (Tunica County)
United States
Coordinates 34°40′51″N 90°23′23″W / 34.6807°N 90.3898°W / 34.6807; -90.3898Coordinates: 34°40′51″N 90°23′23″W / 34.6807°N 90.3898°W / 34.6807; -90.3898
Information
Type Private School, high school
Established 1964
Grades K–12
Number of students 234 (2014)
Color(s) Blue, White
Team name Blue Devils
Website website

Tunica Academy is a K-12 non-denominational Christian private school located in unincorporated Tunica County, Mississippi, near Tunica.[1][2]

Tunica Academy is an accredited member of the Mississippi Private School Association.

History

The school was originally established by white parents in 1964 by the name Tunica Institute of Learning as a segregation academy in response to the court ordered desegregation of Tunica public schools.[3][4] The first class to graduate was the class of 1970.

In 2014 there were 16 African-American students out of a total student population of 234, or 7%, while the Tunica Public Schools were 97% African-American.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Tunica town, Mississippi." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Tunica Academy." Tunica Academy. Retrieved on March 2, 2011. "584 Academy Drive — Tunica, MS 38676"
  3. ↑ "History of Tunica Academy". TunicaAcademy.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Herbert, Bob (16 May 1999). "In America; Haunted by Segregation". New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tunica Academy". Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Harlan, Chico (11 July 2015). "An opportunity gamed away For a county in the Deep South that reaped millions from casino business, poverty is still its spin of the wheel". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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