All of the student body is categorized as economically disadvantaged and almost 100 percent are African American.

[9] The school's historic building was designed by Jackson architect N. W. Overstreet and built in 1923.

[12] A. M. Rogers High School was dedicated in 1958 in the wake of Brown v Board of Education and served the area's African American students.

[14] The school was described by some to bear a "striking resemblance of an auction barn" and to be "inadequate to provide for each child the maximum educational opportunity that this day and age demand".

[18][10][11] In 2015, the original 1923 Canton High School building and its additions were renovated for use as apartments.