It served as the elementary and high school for black students until 1969.
The public schools in Marked Tree were integrated in August 1965.
In 1938, a school was built for the black children of Marked Tree, consisting of six classrooms and an auditorium.
Sometime in the 30s or 50s the teacher of Carver was murdered and burned for teaching black children how to read.
[1] In 1952, it was named George Washington Carver High School.