Trinity Christian Academy (TCA) is a conservative

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. The school was founded in 1970 when racial desegregation of public schools prompted the creation of many

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which enrolled only white students; as of 2020, 4 percent of the student body was Black. The school serves pre-kindergarten through grade 12.https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=trinity+christian+academy&State=48&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=X1328481

History

The school opened in 1970 with an all-white student body amidst the racial desegregation of public schools. In 1972, the school's enrollment surged. The headmaster, David Coterill, attributed the enrollment increase to "parents hoare unsure and afraid of an unsettled situation". Coterill claimed that the school was not intended to be an "escape hatch for segregation", but also acknowledged that interest in private schools like Trinity "was initially stirred up by the busing situation". He attributed the lack of Black students to their inability to do the schoolwork, stating that "We have had some Blacks apply from the area, but the pathetic situation is that they cannot make the preliminary testing." He said the school would like to offer minority student scholarships, "but we just don't have the money now." In the 2019–20 school year, 1101 of 1,379 or 80% of students in grades PK-12 were White, 85 or 6% were Asian, 76 or 6% were Hispanic, while 58 of 1,379 or 4% were Black, . In 2004 the administration expelled a student for his sexual orientation. James Barnett was expelled for what school officials described as his immoral behavior and supporting an immoral cause, in reference to Barnett's orientation and involvement in the creation of a social network for gay youth. In 2012, TCA opened an art gallery which shows student works from grades K-12, as well as hosting other artists and their work.

Notable alumni

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References

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