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Carroll Academy (CA) is a private K-12 school in
Carrollton, Mississippi Carrollton is a town in and the second county seat of Carroll County, Mississippi, United States, which is within the Mississippi Delta. The population was 190 at the 2010 census, down from 408 in 2000. Centrally located in the county, the town i ...
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'' identified it as a segregation academy, a school created to thwart racial integration. In 2010 it had no African-American students. The school was established in the ex-Jennie McBride School on August 28, 1969. In 2011 the
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(SPLC) stated that the
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funds the school. As of 2018 the school had 309 students, of which 305 were white and 4 were of two or more races.


See also

* Carroll County School District – The public school system of the county **
J. Z. George High School J. Z. George High School is a public middle and high school in North Carrollton, Mississippi. It is a part of the Carroll County School District. It is named after James Z. George. History Circa 1996 the number of students at George High was beco ...
– Public high school **
Vaiden High School Vaiden High School was a public middle and high school in Vaiden, Mississippi. It was a part of the Carroll County School District It occupies a property, and is in a three story classroom building. See clipping fromNewspapers.com History Prior ...
– Former high school in Vaiden in Carroll County


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Private K-12 schools in Mississippi Segregation academies 1969 establishments in Mississippi Educational institutions established in 1969 {{Mississippi-school-stub