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Charlottesville's public schools were segregated for decades. Despite the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the school board refused to integrate. A lawsuit representing black students from Burley High School and the Jefferson School led the city to undertake the strategy of Massive Resistance, closing the public schools to avoid integrating.
Charlottesville High School is a public high school in the independent city of Charlottesville, Virginia, serving students from 9th to 12th grade. It is a part of Charlottesville City Public Schools. It is the second largest high school in the region, [citation needed] with a student population of approximately 1,360. The school grounds include ...
Jackson P. Burley High School, a segregated school for African American students, was in operation from 1951 to 1967 and served students from both the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Burley High School was purchased by Albemarle County soon after it closed, [ 77 ] and reopened in 1974 as Jackson P. Burley Middle School.
NB: James City County and the City of Williamsburg operate a joint school system. All of the district's high schools have "Williamsburg" postal addresses, but are located in the County. Jamestown High School, Williamsburg; Lafayette High School, Williamsburg; Warhill High School, Williamsburg (opened in 2007)
Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) is a school district serving Albemarle County, Virginia.Its headquarters are in the City of Charlottesville. [1] ACPS serves approximately 14,000 students in preschool through grade 12 in Albemarle County, Virginia, the sixth largest county by area in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
High school students can also study at CATEC, a program where classes are focused on technical education. CATEC was jointly administered by Albemarle County Public Schools and Charlottesville City Public Schools until 2023, where sole ownership of the program moved to Charlottesville City Schools. [4]
Pages in category "Schools in Charlottesville, Virginia" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Jefferson School is a historic building in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.It was built to serve as a segregated high school for African-American students. The school, located on Commerce Street in the downtown Starr Hill neighborhood, was built in four sections starting in 1926, with additions made in 1938–39, 1958, and 1959.