Tiftarea Academy (TA) is a PK–12

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in Chula,

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, United States.

History

Tiftarea Academy was founded in response to the federally mandated racial desegregation of public schools. According to Mike Bowler of the ''

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'', in 1970, the school could be described as a

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. In 1972, the school did not enroll any black students. As of 2019, the academy's enrollment of 676 students included 2.4% Asians, 0.5% African Americans and 0.5% Hispanic students.

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