| Terrell Academy | |
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| Coordinates | 31°45′47″N84°25′54″W / 31.7631142°N 84.4316996°W Coordinates: 31°45′47″N84°25′54″W / 31.7631142°N 84.4316996°W |
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| Type | Private |
| NCES School ID | 00296492 |
| Grades | K3-12 |
| Website | www |
Terrell Academy is a private K3-12 school in Dawson, Georgia, seat of Terrell County. It serves 380 students. The school has a controversial history as a segregation academy.
Terrel was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy. [1] [2] In the summer of 1970, a senior told the Atlanta Constitution she enrolled in Terrel Academy so she "didn't have to spend the rest of her life sitting next to a nigger." [3]
In 1973, headmaster Thomas Church told the Atlanta Constitution that racial situation in Terrell County School District boosted the private school’s enrollment. [4]
In 1977, Terrell Academy director W.C. Woodall acknowledged that the school was founded in response to a court order mandating the integration public school faculty. Woodall stated that although he personally supported racial segregation, black students would be welcome at Terrell. [5]
The school was however granted tax-exempt status in 1970. [6]
In 2020, in grades PK-12, the school had a total of 351 students and 32.1 teachers on a full-time equivalent basis. The school did not report demographic information to the NCES. [9]
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