Clarke Preparatory School

Clarke Preparatory School
Clarke Preparatory School
Location
	Clarke Preparatory School
	Grove Hill, Alabama
Coordinates	31.7348221°N 87.7637912°W
Information
Former name	Grove Hill Academy (1970-1996)
Type	Private
Founded	1970
Grades	PK-12
Enrollment	298
Website	www.clarkeprepschool.us

Clarke Preparatory School is a private PK-12 school in Grove Hill, Alabama, the seat of Clarke County. It serves three hundred students and has been described as a segregation academy.[1]

History

Grove Hill Academy was founded in 1970 by the Clarke School Foundation Inc. as a segregation academy.[2] The school attracted the attention of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama[2] The school's sponsor, the Clarke School Foundation Inc. was granted tax exempt status in September 1995.[3] The building burned on April 7, 1996. The school rebuilt at its current location renamed Clarke Preparatory.

Scholarships

Local law firm Gilmore offers Clarke Prep students college scholarships, but a photograph is required with application.[4]

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References

Bagley, Joseph. 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.
Johnson, Wanda B. (December 1983). Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited (PDF). U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. p. 4. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
"Clarke School Foundation Inc. Form 990 2015". ProPublica. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
"GILMORE LAW FIRM SCHOLARSHIP". Gilmore Law Firm. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

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[1] Bagley, Joseph. 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.

[wj8312-2] Johnson, Wanda B. (December 1983). Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited (PDF). U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. p. 4. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

[pp180114-3] "Clarke School Foundation Inc. Form 990 2015". ProPublica. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

[4] "GILMORE LAW FIRM SCHOLARSHIP". Gilmore Law Firm. Retrieved 14 January 2018.