Brookhaven Academy (BA) is an independent, co-educational college preparatory school in

Lincoln County, Mississippi Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,907. Its county seat is Brookhaven. The county was created by the legislature on April 7, 1870, during the Reconstruction Era. I ...

, near Brookhaven. The school was founded in 1970 as a

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History

In January 1970, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Mississippi to desegregate its public schools. Brookhaven Academy, Inc. was founded in 1970 as a

. The IRS did not confer non-profit status to Brookhaven Academy Educational Foundation until 1983. In 1988, Black students walked out of nearby Brookhaven High School in protest when that school hired a coach from Brookhaven Academy, which was considered a grievous racial provocation. During the 2015-16 school year, Brookhaven Academy enrolled a single black child. In 2018, the school received attention when it was revealed that U.S. senatorial candidate

Cindy Hyde-Smith Cindy Hyde-Smith (née Hyde; born May 10, 1959) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississippi since 2018. A member of the Republican Party (Uni ...

sent her daughter to this school.

Student body

Racial distribution in 2015-16 Surrounding Lincoln County was about 30% Black. Racial distribution in 2017-2018 Surrounding Lincoln County was about 82% white, 16% Black, and 2% Hispanic.

Sports

Brookhaven plays football in the MAIS 4A league. Other boys' sports are archery, baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, and tennis. Girls' sports offered are archery, basketball, cheerleading, softball, soccer and tennis.

Notable alumni

* Cameron Achord, football coach *

Corey Dickerson McKenzie Corey Dickerson (born May 22, 1989) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies (2013–2015), Tampa Bay Rays (2016–2017), Pittsburgh Pirates (2018–2019 ...

, baseball player

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