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Private K3-12 school in Dawson, Georgia, United States

Coordinates31°45′47″N 84°25′54″W / 31.7631142°N 84.4316996°W / 31.7631142; -84.4316996

TypePrivate

NCES School ID00296492

GradesK3-12

Terrell Academy
Location

Dawson, Georgia
Coordinates	31°45′47″N 84°25′54″W / 31.7631142°N 84.4316996°W / 31.7631142; -84.4316996
Information
Type	Private
NCES School ID	00296492
Grades	K3-12
Website	www.terrellacademy.com

Terrell Academy is a private K3-12 school in Dawson, Georgia, seat of Terrell County. It serves 380 students. The school has a controversial history as a segregation academy.

Terrell was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy.^[1]^[2] In the summer of 1970, a senior told the Atlanta Constitution she enrolled in Terrell Academy so she "didn't have to spend the rest of her life sitting next to a nigger."^[3]

In 1973, headmaster Thomas Church told the Atlanta Constitution that racial situation in Terrell County School District boosted the private school’s enrollment.^[4]

In 1977, Terrell Academy director W.C. Woodall acknowledged that the school was founded in response to a court order mandating the integration public school faculty. Woodall stated that although he personally supported racial segregation, black students would be welcome at Terrell.^[5]

The school was however granted tax-exempt status in 1970.^[6]

Alumni

Harry Spilman, baseball player^[7]
Cole Swindell, country music performer^[8]

In 2020, in grades PK-12, the school had a total of 351 students and 32.1 teachers on a full-time equivalent basis. The school did not report demographic information to the NCES.^[9]

References

↑ Equal Educational Opportunity: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Ninety-first Congress, Second Session-92nd Congress, First Session, Volume 10. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1970. p. 2034. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
↑ Coleman, Terry (August 8, 1977). "The town where Carter's pledges are on trial". The Guardian. Manchester, UK. p. 11.
↑ Covington, Dick; Bowler, Mike (July 19, 1970). "South Georgia on Forced Integration: Underneath the stifling quite..." Atlanta Constitution. p. 22A.
↑ Stewart, Steve (July 1, 1973). "For learning or for Segregation". Atlanta Constitution. p. 20A.
↑ Montgomery, Bill (August 9, 1977). "White residents are mystified by all the fuss over the Dawson Five". The Miami News. p. 12.
↑ "Terrell Academy Inc Form 990 2015". ProPublica. May 9, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
↑ Keating, Thomas R. (April 4, 1978). "He'll Make Big Hit Here". The Indianapolis Star. p. 17. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
↑ "Swindell talks wild year, Terrell Academy days". WALB. May 6, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
↑ "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for TERRELL ACADEMY".

GISA Class A

Region 1

Sub-Region A	Bethesda Blazers Briarwood Buccaneers Covenant Rams
Sub-Region B	Emanuel Eagles Hancock Rebels Jefferson Jaguars

Region 2

Sub-Region A	Dawson Wildcats Fullington Trojans Randolph Patriots Twiggs Academy Trojans
Sub-Region B	Terrell Eagles Westwood Wildcats

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