Strider Academy

Strider Academy
School
Motto: Attitude Determines Altitude
Strider Academy
Coordinates: 33°58′13″N 90°14′02″W / 33.97028°N 90.23389°W / 33.97028; -90.23389Coordinates: 33°58′13″N 90°14′02″W / 33.97028°N 90.23389°W / 33.97028; -90.23389
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Tallahatchie
Elevation 148 ft (45 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38921
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 686883[1]

Strider Academy is a private school located in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States. Strider Academy is located on Mississippi Highway 32 approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of Charleston, Mississippi and approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Tippo, Mississippi.

Strider Academy was founded in 1971 as a segregation academy and is an accredited member of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools. As of 2016, the school's students are 96% white, but Tallahatchie County is 54% black.[2]

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