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Copiah Academy is an independent, coeducational, school for students in grades K3-12. The Copiah Educational Foundation established the school in 1967 as a
segregation academy Segregation academies are private schools in the Southern United States that were founded in the mid-20th century by white parents to avoid having their children attend Racial segregation in the United States, desegregated public schools. They ...
. The
school A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the Educational architecture, building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most co ...
is located in
Copiah County Copiah County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 28,368. The county seat is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, Hazlehurst. With an eastern bo ...
, near the unincorporated community of Gallman, Mississippi.


Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 695 K–12 students enrolled in 2013–2014: *Native American/Alaskan – 0.3% *Black – 1.2% *Hispanic – 0.1% *White – 98.4%


History

Copiah Academy's first classes were held in 1967 in
Hazlehurst, Mississippi Hazlehurst is a city in and the county seat of Copiah County, Mississippi, United States, located about south of the state capital Jackson along Interstate 55. The population was 4,009 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolit ...
, just a few miles south of its current location. In 1970 the school moved to its current location on a 30-acre site. Copiah Academy began taking steps to achieve
accreditation Accreditation is the independent, third-party evaluation of a conformity assessment body (such as certification body, inspection body or laboratory) against recognised standards, conveying formal demonstration of its impartiality and competence to ...
by the
Mississippi Private School Association The Midsouth Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) is a consortium of schools in Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas. It is responsible for accreditation of its member private schools as well as governing athletic competition for i ...
, an accreditation agency for segregation academics. Although founded as a school for white students, Copiah Academy now claims that it is open to college-bound students of any race, color, creed, religion, gender, or ethnic origin, but as of the 2013–2014 school year, the student body was 98.4% non-Hispanic white in a county where the overall percentage of non-Hispanic white people was 44.9%. New students in grades 6–12 must be drug tested at their parents' expense before being admitted, and all students in grades 6–12 will be subjected to at least one random drug test per school year.


Notable alumni

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, baseball player


See also

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List of private schools in Mississippi This is a list of private schools in the U.S. state of Mississippi: *Adams County Christian School *Amite School Center *Annunciation Catholic School *Bass Memorial Academy (Boarding) *Bayou Academy *Benedict Day School *Benton Academy *Brookha ...


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