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Sharkey Issaquena Academy

272 Academy Dr Rolling Fork, MS 39159

Tel: (662) 873-4241

www.siams.org

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Grades: Prekindergarten-12
Enrollment: 157 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-12
Enrollment: 157 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-12

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	Sharkey Issaquena Academy
Pre-K	13
Kind	5
1	4
2	7
3	10
4	7
5	19
6	10
7	9
8	17
9	11
10	20
11	9
12	16

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Year Founded

1970

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Student Body

Total Students

157 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

State avg.: 20%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

17 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

National avg.: 11:1

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Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Tuition Notes

$5,425.00/yr

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Sharkey-Issaquena Academy is a private, non-profit organization for the total education of the child.
SIA is accredited by the Mississippi Private School Association.
The Administration, faculty, students, and parents of Sharkey-Issaquena Academy shall strive to provide educational and social opportunities that will enable the student to attain maximum growth mentally, physically, morally, socially, culturally, and spiritually, so that he/she may develop into a responsible citizen.
Since part of the responsibility for the full development of our students must be borne by the home, the church, the community, and other agencies, we actively seek their support in sharing this responsibility.
Sharkey-Issaquena Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.
It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school administered programs.
Scholarships may be available to minority students.

Sharkey-Issaquena Academy is a private, non-profit organization for the total education of the child.
SIA is accredited by the Mississippi Private School Association.
The Administration, faculty, students, and parents of Sharkey-Issaquena Academy shall strive to provide educational and social opportunities that will enable the student to attain maximum growth mentally, physically, morally, socially, culturally, and spiritually, so that he/she may develop into a responsible citizen.
Since part of the responsibility for the full development of our students must be borne by the home, the church, the community, and other agencies, we actively seek their support in sharing this responsibility.
Sharkey-Issaquena Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.
It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school administered programs.
Scholarships may be available to minority students.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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