Strider Academy

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Strider Academy
School
Motto: 
Attitude Determines Altitude
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyTallahatchie
Elevation
148 ft (45 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38921
Area code662
GNIS feature ID686883[1]

Strider Academy is a private school located in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States. Strider Academy is located on Mississippi Highway 32 approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of Charleston, Mississippi and approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Tippo, Mississippi.

Strider Academy was founded in 1971 as a segregation academy and is an accredited member of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools. As of 2016, the school's students are 96% white, but Tallahatchie County is 54% black.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strider Academy
  2. ^ McLaughlin, Eliott (May 27, 2016). "Could Mississippi integration ruling trigger 'white flight'?". CNN. Retrieved 11 October 2016.