Nathanael Greene Academy Explained

Nathanael Greene Academy should not be confused with Greene Academy.

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Address:Po Box 109
City:Siloam
State:Georgia
County:Greene County
Zipcode:30665
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Enrollment:101
Enrollment As Of:2018
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Nathanael Greene Academy is a private PK-12 school in Siloam, Georgia, a small town in Greene County.

History

Nathanael Greene Academy was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy. Its original campus of 5acres and three buildings was purchased from the town of Siloam for $100 and subsequently valued for tax purposes at $24,000. In its first year of operations it had no black students or teachers.[1]

Student body

In 2018, the school had 3 Black, and no Asian or Hispanic students. Surrounding Greene County has a population that is about 40% Black.[2] For the 2018–19 school year, the student body included a low percentage of minority students.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity. United States. Congress. Senate.. Equal Educational Opportunity: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Ninety-first Congress, Second Session-92nd Congress, First Session, Volume 10. 1970. "No Negro students applied.". U.S. Government Printing Office. 2012,2018,2120. 14 January 2018.
  2. Web site: DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates . 2015-12-29 . . https://archive.today/20200213024952/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13133 . 2020-02-13 . dead .
  3. News: Felton . Emmanuel . 'It's like a black and white thing': How some elite charter schools exclude minorities . 31 May 2019 . The Hechinger Report . NBCNews . June 17, 2018.