[2] After the U.S. v. Indianola Municipal School District court case ruled in favor of the federal government on a Friday, the White townspeople almost immediately established Indianola Academy, with classes beginning on a Monday.
Isabel Lee, then the sole African-American on the board, recalled that no White students showed up at Gentry High School on that Monday.
[3] In 2009 the State of Mississippi took over the school district because it had insufficient funds, and was therefore unable to meet payroll.
[4] In May 2012 Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed the bill into law, requiring all three districts to consolidate.
The racial makeup of the district was 95.21% African American, 3.59% White, 0.97% Hispanic, 0.23% Asian.