[1] In 1993, white parents in the Greenwood district made plans to look for majority white private schools after the district leadership proposed having a centralized middle school for all students.
Adam Ganucheau and Zachary Oren Smith of Mississippi Today described both districts as being "large".
[4] Around 1988 Greenwood High School was almost split evenly between black and white students.
The racial makeup of the district was 91.64% African American, 7.43% White, 0.48% Hispanic, and 0.45% Asian.
[11] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free or price-subsidized lunch.