Flint River Academy (FRA) was created as a

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. It is a member of the

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. The school was founded in 1967, when the Federal government was beginning to mandate

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. The school educates students in grades PK-12 and while the school handbook says it does not discriminate based on race, as of 2020 the overwhelming majority of students were white.

History

As of 1970, the students were bused to the school from 13 counties. The school urged parents to pool funds to buy buses and pay drivers. According to the

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, 45% of FRA students were bused to school, with an average one way travel distance of 20 miles. In 1972, Flint River Academy was expelled from Georgia Association of Independent Schools because the school refused to cut ties with segregationists. Segregationist Georgia Governor

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dedicated the school at its opening.

Demographics

Although the school handbook states the school does not discriminate based on race, 209 of 212 students, or 98.6%, were white as of 2020. As of the 2020 school year, the school reported to the NCES that they had 212 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Of those, 209 or 98.6% were White, 2, or less than 1% were Black, and 1 was of two or more races. The city of Woodbury is 38% White, while

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is 40% White.

Activities

Students at Flint River Academy compete in art shows, Literary, and One Act play. Flint River Academy won first place in 2011 in the GISA AA Division of Math Bowl in Americus, Georgia at

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Campus

In 2011, Flint River Academy added a building for students in grades 5 through 8.

References

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