Jones Academy

Jones Academy was established initially as an all-male boarding school. It became a co-ed school in 1955 when Wheelock Academy closed and the female students from that school were transferred there. In 1988, Jones Academy became a tribally controlled school by the Choctaw Nation. Students are enrolled from all parts of Oklahoma and at least 25 other states. All students must be members of a federally recognized tribe. The school is located about 5 miles northeast of Hartshorne, Oklahoma.

Many of the records of Jones Academy are located in the collections of the Southwest Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Fort Worth, Texas. Included in those records are:


 * Student case files, 1920-1981