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There are two types of military academies: High school level institutions (up to age 19), and university level institutions. - The term Military School primarily refers to ( middle school and high school) pre-collegiate institutions.
- The term Military Academy commonly refers to all pre-collegiate, collegiate, and post-collegiate institutions.
Military academies can be either private or have government sponsorship from regional ( state) or national government.
1 Pre-collegiate institutions
A Military school teaches various ages ( middle school, high school, or both) in a manner that includes military traditions and training in military subjects. The vast majority are in the United States. Many military schools are also boarding schools, and others are simply magnet schools in a larger school system. Many are privately-run institutions, though some are public and are run by either a public school system (such as the Chicago Public Schools ), or by a state.
A common misperception results because some states have chosen to house their child criminal populations in higher-security boarding schools that are run in a manner similar to military boarding schools. These are also called reform schools, and are functionally a combination of school and prison). They attempt to emulate the high standards of established military boarding schools in the hope that a strict structured environment can reform these children. This may or may not be true. However, this should not reflect on the long and distinguished history of military schools; their associations are traditionally those of high academic achievement, with solid college preparatory curriculums, schooling in the military arts, and considerably esteemed graduates.
Popular culture sometimes shows parents threatening to send unruly children off to military school.
1.1 Private college-prep military schools
- Admiral Farragut Academy ( St. Petersburg, Florida; coeducational)
- Army and Navy Academy ( Carlsbad, California)
- Camden Military Academy ( Camden, South Carolina)
- Chamberlain-Hunt Academy ( Port Gibson, Mississippi; coeducational)
- Culver Military AcademyThe Culver Military Academy was founded by Henry Harrison Culver in 1894 in Culver, Indiana as an all-boys school. Now coeducational, it is a boarding school featuring a broad college preparatory curriculum in science, mathematics, political science and l ( Culver, IndianaCulver is a town located in Marshall County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,539. The town is well-known for its location on the shore of Lake Maxinkuckee and the Culver Academies prep school. Geography Culver is locat)
- Fishburne Military School ( Waynesboro, VirginiaWaynesboro is an independent city located within the confines of Augusta County in the state of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,520. It is located in the Shenandoah Valley, near many important historical markers of t)
- Florida Air Academy ( Melbourne, FloridaMelbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,382. It was the birthplace of Jim Morrison, the lead singer and lyricist of the popular American rock band The Doors. Geography Mel; coeducational from 2005)
- Fork Union Military Academy ( Fork Union, Virginia )
- Hargrave Military Academy ( Chatham, VirginiaChatham is a town located in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,338. Chatham is home to Hargrave Military Academy located at 200 Military Drive. It is the county seat of Pittsylvania County 6. Geogra)
- Howe Military School ( Howe, Indiana ; coeducational)
- Lyman Ward Military Academy ( Camp Hill, AlabamaCamp Hill is a town located in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 1,273. Geography Camp Hill is located at 32°47'57" North, 85°39'10" West (32. 799285, -85. According to the U. Census Bureau, the town has a to)
- Marine Military Academy ( Harlingen, Texas)
- Marion Military Institute ( Marion, Alabama; coeducational)
- Massanutten Military Academy ( Woodstock, Virginia; coeducational)
- Missouri Military Academy ( Mexico, Missouri)
- New Mexico Military Institute ( Roswell, New Mexico; coeducational)
- New York Military Academy ( Cornwall on Hudson, New York; coeducational)
- Oak Ridge Military Academy ( Oak Ridge, North Carolina; coeducational)
- Randolph-Macon Academy ( Front Royal, Virginia; coeducational)
- Riverside Military Academy ( Gainesville, Georgia)
- Robert Land Academy ( Wellandport, Ontario )
- St. John's Military School ( Salina, Kansas)
- St. John's Northwestern Military Academy ( Delafield, Wisconsin)
- Staunton Military Academy ( Staunton, Virginia)
- Valley Forge Military Academy and College ( Wayne, Pennsylvania )
- Wentworth Military Academy ( Lexington, Missouri; coeducational)
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