Type Private Faculty 30.5 (on FTE basis) Phone +1 662-843-3708 Number of students 350 | Established 1964 Grades PK to 12 Founded 1964 | |
Principal Pete Aycock (elementary) Headmaster Dave Granville (jr-sr high) Address 1291 Crosby Rd, Cleveland, MS 38732, USA Accreditation Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Similar Cleveland High School, East Side High School, Cleveland School District S, Delta State University, Presbyter Day School | ||
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Bayou Academy is a non-profit private school located near Cleveland, Mississippi on Highway 8. The school serves about 350 students in grades PK through 12.
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- History
- Sports
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The school is accredited by the MAIS.
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History
Bayou Academy was founded in 1964 as a segregation academy. After the United States Supreme Court decided Alexander v. Holmes in 1969, ordering the desegregation of public schools in the South, the all-white Bayou Academy doubled its enrollment for the 1970 school year.
It is notable that in the 2010 census, the City of Cleveland was 47.5 percent white, and Bolivar County was 33.5 percent white. Demographic data for Bayou Academy shows that of the 372 students who attended in the 2011-2012 school year, 99 percent were white.
Sports
The sports in Bayou Academy register in grades starting at 7th grade and ends with 12th grade. The following sports are played by both male and female: Track, basketball. The next few sports are male only: Football, golf, baseball. The following sports are female only: Cheer, soccer, softball