Tiftarea Academy

Tiftarea Academy
Location
3144 Highway 41 North

Chula
,
Georgia
31733

United States

31°32′29″N 83°32′06″W / 31.5413056°N 83.5350128°W / 31.5413056; -83.5350128
Information
Other nameTA
TypePrivate school
MottoCommitted to Excellence
Established1969
HeadmasterBill Shellnut
GradesPK–12
GenderCo-educational
ColorsGold and Blue   
Athletics conference
GISA Class AAA
MascotPanther
NicknamePanthers
Websitewww.tiftareaacademy.com

Tiftarea Academy (TA) is a PK–12 co-educational private school in Chula, Georgia, United States.

History

Tiftarea Academy was founded in response to the federally mandated racial desegregation of public schools. According to Mike Bowler of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in 1970, the school could be described as a segregation academy.

In 1972, the school did not enroll any black students. As of 2019, the academy's enrollment of 676 students included 2.4% Asians, 0.5% African Americans and 0.5% Hispanic students.

References

  1. 1 2 "Welcome". Tiftarea Academy. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Independent Schools Association 2019-2020 Home Regions" (PDF). Georgia Independent Schools Association. 2019.
  3. 1 2 Bowler, Mike (1970). "Private School Issues a Non-Bias Policy". Equal educational opportunity: hearings before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Ninety-first Congress, second session 92nd Congress, first session. United States Congress. pp. 2033–2034. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Steward, Jim (September 11, 1972). "Private School Aid Pending". Atlanta Constitution. p. 5A. Retrieved October 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tiftarea Academy Students". Niche. Retrieved October 10, 2019.