| George Walton Academy | |
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 North entrance to George Walton Academy in 2012 | |
| Address | |
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One Bulldog Drive , 30655 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°47′24″N 83°44′25″W / 33.789991°N 83.740324°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Segregation Academy (former) Private school |
| Established | 1969 |
| Status | Private school |
| NCES School ID | 00297281[1] |
| Head of school | John Marshall[2] |
| Teaching staff | 87.0 (on an FTE basis)[3] |
| Age range | preK–12th grade[3] |
| Enrollment | 762 (790 including preK)[3] (2015–16) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.8[3] |
| Campus | Rural |
| Campus size | 60 acres |
| Color(s) | Red, black, and white |
| Sports | Participates in 22 GHSA sports |
| Team name | Bulldogs |
| Accreditation | SACS, SAIS, AdvancED |
| Newspaper | Bulldog Magazine[4] |
| Yearbook | Resume |
| Website | gwa.com |
George Walton Academy (GWA) is a pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade private school in Monroe, Georgia. It was established in 1969 as a segregation academy in response to school integration in the United States.[5]
- ^ "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for GEORGE WALTON ACADEMY". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Leadership - George Walton Academy".
- ^ a b c d "George Walton Academy". Private School Universe Survey. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "Bulldog Magazine - George Walton Academy".
- ^ Seidule, Ty (January 26, 2021). Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause. St. Martin's Publishing. ISBN 978-1250239266.