REBUL Academy

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REBUL Academy
Address
REBUL Academy
5257 Learned Rd

Learned
,
Hinds
,
Mississippi
39154

United States
Coordinates 32°12′09″N90°33′01″W / 32.2024°N 90.5502°W / 32.2024; -90.5502
Information
School typePrivate
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Founded1967 [1]
NCES District ID2801860
NCES School ID01653321
Head of schoolDebra J. Bowers
GradesK-12
Enrollment32
Color(s)Red, Black, White
AthleticsArchery, Basketball, Softball
Team nameRaiders
Accreditation Midsouth Association of Independent Schools (MAIS)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Website www.rebulacademy.com
Last updated: 10 March 2024

REBUL Academy is a private K-12 school in Learned, Mississippi, United States.

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History

REBUL Academy was founded in 1967 as a segregation academy. In 1968, REBUL Academy was one of the founding members of the Mississippi Private School Association. [2] The school lost its tax exempt status in 1970 as the result of a determination by the IRS that it had discriminatory admission practices. [3] [4] It did not get tax-exempt status until 1993. [5]

In the fall of 1968, its first year of operation, the school had 83 students. It grew to 162 students in 1969 and 262 in 1970. [6]

In June 2006, the gymnasium was destroyed in a fire. [7]

REBUL Academy's name derives from the communities it serves - Raymond, Edwards, Bolton, Utica, and Learned. [8]

Demographics

According to NCES, as of the 2021-2022 school year, the school had a total of 51 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Of these 51, 100% were White. [9]

There were a total of 7 teachers in grades kindergarten through 12th, for a student teacher ratio of 7.3. [9]

Athletics

REBUL Academy fields teams in archery, basketball, and softball. The school participates in Class 2A, the smallest class of MAIS. [10]

Controversies

In 2020, a REBUL Academy coach, Christopher Ingram, was arrested for an off-campus incident of having sex with a 17-year-old student and for making claims about his son dying of cancer to raise money. In 2022, he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years for both crimes. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rebul Academy Inc Form 990 2014" (PDF). ProPublica. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ↑ https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2852&context=etd
  3. ↑ "... schools lose tax-exempt status". Arizona Republic. 20 August 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "I.R.S. MOVE PERILS WHITE SCHOOL AID". New York Times. August 20, 1971. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Rebul Academy Inc Form 990 2016". ProPublica. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Rebul academy announces 1970-1971 Registration Day". Jackson Clarion-Ledger. May 9, 1970.
  7. ↑ "Summer fire leaves former facility in ruins". Northeast Ledger. Jackson Clarion-Ledger. August 16, 2006.
  8. ↑ "Rebul academy announces 1970-1971 Registration Day". Jackson Clarion-Ledger. May 9, 1970.
  9. 1 2 "REBUL Academy". National Center For Education Statistics. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  10. ↑ https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/03/04/mais-realignment-2021-23-mississippi-private-schools-jackson/6920793002/
  11. ↑ https://www.wapt.com/article/former-teacher-coach-christopher-ingram-pleads-guilty-to-s-ex-charges-involving-student/42232834
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