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Oak Hill Academy is a private PK-12 school in West Point, Mississippi, the seat of Clay County, Mississippi. The school serves about 400 students. It was founded as a segregation academy in 1966.

History

Oak Hill was refused tax-exempt status by the IRS in the 1970s for refusal to execute a policy of non-discrimination.

The school's policy was a matter of questioning at the Senate confirmation of Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr. as a federal judge. His children attended Oak Hill.

In 1987, Oak Hill was still an all-white school, as described in Fyfe v. Curlee. In 2016, the school had no black students registered. By 2021, the National Center for Education Statistics reported the school had 279 students, of whom two were Black and four Hispanic. The racial makeup of Clay County is 56.33% Black or African American, 42.82% White, 0.05% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

References

1. ^ Selection and confirmation of Federal judges: hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. 1981. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
2. "902 F. 2d 401 - Fyfe v. Curlee". United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. June 5, 1990. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
3. "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
4. "Oak Hill Academy". US Department of Education. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

• Private K–12 schools in Mississippi
• Schools in Clay County, Mississippi
• Segregation academies in Mississippi
• Preparatory schools in Mississippi
• Educational institutions established in 1966
• 1966 establishments in Mississippi