Flint River Academy (FRA) was created as a segregation academy in Woodbury, Georgia, United States. It is a member of the Georgia Independent School Association. The school was founded in 1967, when the Federal government was beginning to mandate school integration.[3] The school educates students in grades PK-12 and while the school handbook says it does not discriminate based on race, as of 2020 the overwhelming majority of students were white.
| Flint River Academy | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 32°59′33″N 84°34′19″W / 32.99250°N 84.57194°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | "Mind, Body, Spirit" |
| Established | 1967 |
| NCES School ID | 00297565[2] |
| Headmaster | Alton White[1] |
| Faculty | 22 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | K3 to 12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 213[2] (2018) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.9[2] |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Athletics conference | 4 AA |
| Sports | Football, track, baseball, basketball, tennis, golf, cheerleading, softball |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Affiliations | Georgia Independent School Association |
| Website | flintriveracademy |
| Last updated: 7 March 2019 | |
History
editAs of 1970, the students were bused to the school from 13 counties. The school urged parents to pool funds to buy buses and pay drivers.[4] According to the Southern Regional Council, 45% of FRA students were bused to school, with an average one way travel distance of 20 miles.[5]
In 1972, Flint River Academy was expelled from Georgia Association of Independent Schools because the school refused to cut ties with segregationists.[6] Segregationist Georgia Governor Lester Maddox dedicated the school at its opening.
Demographics
editAlthough the school handbook states the school does not discriminate based on race,[7] 209 of 212 students, or 98.6%, were white as of 2020.[8] As of the 2020 school year, the school reported to the NCES that they had 212 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Of those, 209 or 98.6% were White, 2, or less than 1% were Black, and 1 was of two or more races.[8] The city of Woodbury is 38% White,[9] while the county is 40% White.[10]
Activities
editStudents at Flint River Academy compete in art shows, Literary, and One Act play.[11] Flint River Academy won first place in 2011 in the GISA AA Division of Math Bowl in Americus, Georgia at Georgia Southwestern State University.[12]
Campus
editIn 2011, Flint River Academy added a 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m2) building for students in grades 5 through 8.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Flint River Academy Headmaster". Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Flint River Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ Hearings Before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity. United States Senate. March 3–6, 1971. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Brown, Junie (May 31, 1970). "Busing Children A Southern Way of Life". Atlanta Constitution. p. 9.
- ^ Reich, Kenneth (May 11, 1970). "Private School Bussing Cited in Dixie survey". Los Angeles Times. p. 12.
- ^ "Six Schools kicked out for alleged segregation". Aiken Standard. May 1, 1972. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
Six schools have been banished from the Georgia Association of Independent Schools (GAIS) after being accused of maintaining segregationist ties... They are ... Flint River Academy in Macon
- ^ "School Handbook 2022-2023" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b "National Center for Education Statistics". Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Flint River Fine Arts". Archived from the original on 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ "Flint River Academy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ "New Building". Archived from the original on 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-05-20.