The new school, utilizing the wooden building of the old Masonic Institute, opened its doors in 1887 and served children in the local Carrollton area.

The original College Street building was later dismantled in 1954 with an "annex" extension, having been added some years earlier, surviving the razing therefore taking its name.

A Carrollton High student would later petition the local city council to rename the stretch of road in front of the school, and it became "Trojan Drive" in 1966.

The College Street School annex facility was also sold to the community and is now the Carroll County Administration Building.

The new high school, a state-of-the-art facility taking design elements from the old Reid building, was constructed in three phases, and was finalized in 2019.

[13][14][15][16] Carrollton High consistently ranks among the top 20 schools statewide in graduation rate performance.

The school follows a 4x4 block scheduling system and offers multiple Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses.

[citation needed] Athletic teams have secured over fifty state championship titles in various sports, including soccer, baseball, golf, tennis, swimming, cheerleading, basketball, and wrestling.

The facility houses an auxiliary basketball court, weightlifting room and the only regulation-sized indoor football field in the state of Georgia.