[6] According to the school website, the original buildings at Central Academy were built in 1968 by Arthur Varner at a cost of only $3.00 per square foot, as a result of donated labor.

The first headmaster was John Barrett, who resigned as superintendent of Noxubee County Schools in July of the same year.

[10] In 1978, the school was forced to repay funds they had received illegally, due to their discriminatory admissions policy.

[11] By 1982, the school's IRS tax exemption had not been restored, reflecting its policy to exclude non-white students.

[13] As of 2017, the school maintained a non-discrimination policy on their website and had a small number of minority students in attendance.