Lawrence Academy (North Carolina)

For the school of the same name in Massachusetts, see Lawrence Academy (Groton, Massachusetts). For other uses, see Lawrence Academy.

Lawrence Academy
Location
148 Avoca Farm Road Merry Hill, North Carolina 27957 United States
Coordinates	36°00′38″N76°46′07″W / 36.0105°N 76.7685°W / 36.0105; -76.7685
Information
Type	Private
Motto	A Tradition of Excellence
Established	1968(57 years ago) (1968)
CEEB code	340174
Headmaster	Katrina Ford [1]
Grades	Pre-K–12
Number of students	267 (2010–2011) [2]
Campus size	49 acres (20 ha) [2]
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Athletics	NCISAA
Newspaper	The Shield
Website	lawrenceacademy.org

Lawrence Academy is a private school located at 148 Avoca Farm Road in Merry Hill, North Carolina. ^[3] Lawrence Academy serves grades Pre-K though 12. It is one of four high schools in Bertie County, North Carolina. ^[4] The Headmaster is Katrina Ford. ^[5] Lawrence Academy's enrollment as of 2010 is 268 students. ^[6] Its high school enrollment (grades 9–12) is 96.

The school was founded in 1968 as a segregation academy in response to the court ordered racial integration of public schools. As of 2014, the school's enrollment is 98% white, whereas Bertie County is 62% black. ^[7]

References

1. "Headmaster's Welcome". www.lawrenceacademy.org.
2. "Lawrence Academy School Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
3. "Lawrence Academy – Excellence in education since 1968". www.lawrenceacademy.org.
4. ^[ dead link ]
5. From the Headmaster Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine . http://www.lawrenceacademy.org/about/from-the-headmaster-2/
6. Lawrence Academy – Merry Hill, North Carolina (NC). PrivateSchoolReview.com (2013-01-15). Retrieved on 2013-01-30.
7. "NC NAACP Amicus Brief outlines history of private-school vouchers in NC". The Carolina Mercury. February 14, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

External links

• Lawrence Academy Website