The school was built with 82 classrooms, and it has room to accommodate up to 2,500 students.

In 2008, the school added classrooms and a Ninth Grade Academy, which opened in the fall of 2010.

In 2009, Alcovy High served as a filming location for Rob Zombie's Halloween II, as the exterior of a hospital.

[citation needed] In 2011, the school hosted WAGA-TV's "High Five Field Trip" on the Fox 5 Morning News.

Alcovy offers a variety of clubs and service organizations: