Piney Woods Country Life School

Piney Woods Country Life School
Location
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Coordinates32°03′44″N 89°59′41″W / 32.0623401°N 89.9948113°W / 32.0623401; -89.9948113 -->
Information
TypePrivate, boarding
MottoHead, Heart, & Hands
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1909
PresidentWilliam Crossley
EnrollmentApproximately 250
CampusTownship
Campus size2,000 acres (810 ha)
Websitepineywoods.org
Official namePiney Woods Country Life School Historic District
DesignatedSeptember 24, 2020

The Piney Woods Country Life School (or The Piney Woods School) is a co-educational independent historically African-American boarding school for grades 9–12 in Piney Woods, unincorporated Rankin County, Mississippi, 21 miles (34 km) south of Jackson. It is one of four remaining historically African-American boarding schools in the United States. It is the largest African-American boarding school, as well as being the second oldest continually operating African-American boarding school. Its campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.