| South Choctaw Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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5245 New Hope Rd 36921 United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°54′44″N88°19′12″W / 31.91226°N 88.3200774°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| Established | 1969 [1] |
| CEEB code | 012658 |
| NCES School ID | 01926186 |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Enrollment | 252 [2] (2016) |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Red, blue, and gray |
| Nickname | Rebels |
| Website | southchoctaw |
South Choctaw Academy is a private, co-educational PK-12 school in Choctaw County, Alabama, near Toxey.
South Choctaw Academy was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy. [1]
During the 2015-2016 school year, the student body was all white. [2]
In 2018, ten percent of the graduating class won scholarships from the local electric company. [3]
Choctaw County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,665. The county seat is Butler. The county was established on December 29, 1847, and named for the Choctaw tribe of Native Americans.
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Mobile County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the third-most populous county in the state after Jefferson and Madison counties. As of the 2020 census, its population was 414,809. Its county seat is Mobile, which was founded as a deepwater port on the Mobile River. The only such port in Alabama, it has long been integral to the economy for providing access to inland waterways as well as the Gulf of Mexico.
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