Lawrence Academy (North Carolina)

For the school of the same name in Massachusetts, see Lawrence Academy (Groton, Massachusetts). For other uses, see Lawrence Academy.

Lawrence Academy is a private school located at 148 Avoca Farm Road in Merry Hill, North Carolina.^[3] Lawrence Academy serves grades Pre-K though 12. It is one of four high schools in Bertie County, North Carolina.^[4] The Headmaster is Katrina Ford.^[5] Lawrence Academy's enrollment as of 2010 is 268 students.^[6] Its high school enrollment (grades 9–12) is 96.

Lawrence Academy
Location
148 Avoca Farm Road Merry Hill, North Carolina 27957 United States
Coordinates	36°00′38″N 76°46′07″W
Information
Type	Private
Motto	A Tradition of Excellence
Established	1968 (57 years ago) (1968)
CEEB code	340174
Headmaster	Katrina Ford[1]
Grades	Pre-K–12
Number of students	267 (2010–2011)[2]
Campus size	49 acres (20 ha)[2]
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Athletics	NCISAA
Newspaper	The Shield
Website	lawrenceacademy.org

The school was founded in 1968 as a segregation academy in response to the court ordered racial integration of public schools. As of 2014, the school's enrollment is 98% white, whereas Bertie County is 62% black.^[7]