Autauga Academy

Autauga Academy is a private coed PK-12 school in Prattville, Alabama, the seat of Autauga County.

Autauga Academy
Address
497 Golson Road Prattville, Alabama 36067 United States
Coordinates	32.4716102°N 86.5454269°W / 32.4716102; -86.5454269
Information
Type	Private
Founded	1969 (56 years ago) (1969)
CEEB code	012218
NCES School ID	00002722
Faculty	21.3[1]
Grades	PK-12
Enrollment	306 (2016[1])
Color(s)	Grey & Gold
Mascot	General
Nickname	Generals
Website	www.autaugaacademy.com

History

Autauga Private Academy was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy.^[2] It is distinct from a seminary of the same name founded in 1888.^[3]

Autauga attracted the attention of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama^[4]

In 2011 a black student, future National Football League tight end O. J. Howard — then a student at the school — was told by the headmaster of the school he could not bring a girl to the prom because she was white.^[2]

Notable alumni

• Will Dismukes, Republican Alabama state politician known for his celebration of the KKK. Dismukes was arrested on 8/6 on suspicion of felony theft .^[5]
• O. J. Howard, NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers