Monroe Academy

Monroe Academy (often referred to as MA) is a private day school, accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which offers coeducational college preparatory classes for students from K-3 through grade 12.

Monroe Academy
Address
4096 South Alabama Ave.

Monroeville, Alabama
,
Monroe County
36460

United States
Coordinates31°28′29″N 87°20′28″W
Information
School typePrivate day school
Established1969
Head of schoolSusan McKenzie
GradesK3 – 12
GenderCoeducational
Age range3-18
Enrollment400
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day8-3
Color(s)   Orange & white
Fight songDixie
AthleticsFOOTBALL STATE CAMPS 2018-2019
MascotBig Orange (Volunteer)
NicknameVolunteers
AccreditationAlabama Independent School Association
Test averageACT = 24
NewspaperThe Big Orange
YearbookThe Volunteer
GraduatesMadison Chandler
BandThe Big Orange Band
WebsiteMonroe Academy

Monroe Academy is located in Monroeville, Alabama and was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy.[1] In 1969, the headmaster told the Atlanta Constitution that the he was "sure the integration was one of the primary reasons for the school be established".[2]

According to the Los Angeles Times, many parents struggled to afford the tuition and made financial sacrifices to avoid sending their children to racially integrated public schools.[3] In 1982, Jerry Steele, Monroe Academy's first board chairman, stated that the school's lack of racial integration was because the school "is run by the people who put up the money."[3]

The school has an enrollment of over 400 students, all of them white. As of 2017, although Monroe Academy has posted a non-discrimination policy on their website,[4] there has yet to be a single black student admitted.[5]

Notable alumni

References
  1. Bagley, Joseph (15 December 2018). The politics of white rights: race, justice, and integrating Alabama's schools. Athens: University of Georgia Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-8203-5418-7. OCLC 1065537539.
  2. Brown, Junie (November 9, 1969). "They spring up everywhere". Atlanta Constitution. p. 1.
  3. Marlene, Cimons (March 1, 1982). "White Academies: Dual School Systems in South Thrive". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  4. "About the School". Monroe Academy.
  5. Haynes, Tucker. "Why Should Tax Dollars Go to Schools Designed to Segregate?". p. 1. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  6. "B.J. Wallace". Retrieved 14 November 2017.



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