Clarke Preparatory School


Clarke Preparatory School is a private PK-12 school in Grove Hill, Alabama, the seat of Clarke County. It serves three hundred students and has been described as a segregation academy.

History

Grove Hill Academy was founded in 1970 by the Clarke School Foundation Inc. as a segregation academy. The school attracted the attention of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama The school's sponsor, the Clarke School Foundation Inc. was granted tax exempt status in September 1995. The building burned on April 7, 1996. The school rebuilt at its current location renamed Clarke Preparatory.

Scholarships

Local law firm Gilmore offers Clarke Prep students college scholarships, but a photograph is required with application.