| Lee Academy | |
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| Location | |
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630 Cousar Street , South Carolina 29010 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°13′25″N80°13′50″W / 34.2234882°N 80.2306271°W /34.2234882; -80.2306271 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Established | 1965 (1965) |
| NCES School ID | 01265066[1] |
| Head of school | Brad Bochette[2] |
| Teaching staff | 24.8 (on anFTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 283 (2017–2018, excluding PK)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.4[1] |
| Nickname | Cavaliers |
| Website | www |
Lee Academy, formerlyRobert E. Lee Academy, is aco-educationalprivate school inBishopville, South Carolina, United States. It was established in 1965 as asegregation academy[3][4][5] and continued to serve an overwhelmingly white student body in the 2000s, with only three black students among a student body of more than 250 in 2018.
Prior to 1965,Bishopville High School served white students, while black students attendedDennis High School three blocks away. In 1965, the Federal government mandated the integration of public schools in South Carolina. In response, manysegregation academies like Robert E. Lee Academy were established by white parents so their children could continue with a segregated education.[6][7] The school was named after Confederate generalRobert E. Lee. According toSCISA founderTom Turnipseed, Robert E. Lee academy was part of a pattern to oppose integration by founding segregated private schools, and naming them after Confederate leaders. As a result of the support of Lee Academy by Bishopville's whitepower structure, public schools in Lee county struggled to raise taxes to educate their predominantly black student populations.[8]
As of 2000, the school did not enroll a single black student. In contrast, 92% of students inLee County Public Schools were black.[9] As of 2018, the school had three black students out of 268 total students.[1]
In the summer of 2020, the school announced plans to change the name to Lee Academy.[2]
The school is accredited by theSouth Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA)[10] and is internationally accredited by Cognia.[11] College credits can be earned throughCentral Carolina Technical College.[12]
In 2019, the school won the SCISA 2A championship in baseball.[13]
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