Lawrence County Academy was a private, co-educational PK–12 school in Lawrence County, Mississippi, near

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. The school has been described as a

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History

In January 1970, the

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ordered Mississippi to desegregate its public schools. Lawrence County Academy was founded in 1970 as a

. The school's team nickname was Rebels. The school closed in September, 1986 due to declining enrollment. In 2018 Mississippi Senate special election,

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was criticized for attendance at the school.

Notable people

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