Established 1964 Team name Blue Devils Phone +1 662-363-1051 Founded 1964 | Grades K–12 Website website Number of students 234 (2014) Color Blue, White | |
Type Private School, high school Address 584 Academy Dr, Tunica, MS 38676, USA Similar Rosa Fort High School, The Tunica Times, Strayhorn High School, Justice Court Clerk, Tax Assessor | ||
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Tunica Academy is a K-12 non-denominational Christian private school located in unincorporated Tunica County, Mississippi, near Tunica.
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Tunica Academy is an accredited member of the Mississippi Private School Association.
History
The school was originally established by white parents in 1964 by the name Tunica Institute of Learning as a segregation academy in response to the court ordered desegregation of Tunica public schools. The first class to graduate was the class of 1970.
In 2014 there were 16 African-American students out of a total student population of 234, or 7%, while the Tunica Public Schools were 97% African-American.
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