In 1997, the national average score on the ACT was 20.9. At Piney Woods, it was 17.9. We attribute much of this growth to a climate that says to our students that the academic deck of life is not stacked against you here. You can learn. We will see to it that you do.
Strict discipline lies at the heart of the school's operation.
Attending the school's two-hour classes is mandatory, and students are required to study two hours each night. Although it prepares students for college, Piney Woods also has a vocational program through which students work 10 hours a week on campus. Some work in the laundry, food service, buildings and grounds or on the 500-acre farm, where much of the campus meat supply is produced. They don clean, crisp uniforms each day and abide by other rules of dress and behavior. They must wear belts.