| Lawrence Academy | |
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| Location | |
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148 Avoca Farm Road 27957 United States | |
| Coordinates | 36°00′38″N 76°46′07″W / 36.0105°N 76.7685°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | A Tradition of Excellence |
| Established | 1968 |
| CEEB code | 340174 |
| Headmaster | Katrina Ford [1] |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| Number of students | 267 (2010–2011) [2] |
| Campus size | 49 acres (20 ha) [2] |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Athletics | NCISAA |
| Newspaper | The Shield |
| Website |
lawrenceacademy |
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
- ^ "Headmaster's Welcome". www.lawrenceacademy.org.
- ^ a b "Lawrence Academy School Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Lawrence Academy – Excellence in education since 1968". www.lawrenceacademy.org.
- ^ [1][ dead link]
- ^ From the Headmaster Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. http://www.lawrenceacademy.org/about/from-the-headmaster-2/
- ^ Lawrence Academy – Merry Hill, North Carolina (NC). PrivateSchoolReview.com (2013-01-15). Retrieved on 2013-01-30.
- ^ "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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