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Lawrence Academy (North Carolina)

Coordinates: 36°00′38″N 76°46′07″W / 36.0105°N 76.7685°W / 36.0105; -76.7685
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Lawrence Academy
Location
Map
148 Avoca Farm Road

27957

United States
Coordinates36°00′38″N 76°46′07″W / 36.0105°N 76.7685°W / 36.0105; -76.7685
Information
TypePrivate
MottoA Tradition of Excellence
Established1968 (56 years ago) (1968)
CEEB code340174
HeadmasterKatrina Ford[1]
GradesPre-K–12
Number of students267 (2010–2011)[2]
Campus size49 acres (20 ha)[2]
Color(s)Green and Gold
AthleticsNCISAA
NewspaperThe Shield
Websitelawrenceacademy.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

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  1. ^ "Headmaster's Welcome". www.lawrenceacademy.org.
  2. ^ a b "Lawrence Academy School Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Lawrence Academy – Excellence in education since 1968". www.lawrenceacademy.org.
  4. ^ [1][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. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
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