Correspondingly, the school's sports teams' nickname is the Generals.

The racial makeup of the school in 2020 was 54.5.7% African American, 37.3% White, 5.5% Hispanic, 1.4% Asian, 0.7% Two or more races 0.3% Native American, and 0.3% Pacific Islander.

The school did not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as defined by federal and state laws in 2008.

[5] MacArthur High School is a member of the Central State Eight Conference.

MacArthur fields teams in Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball and Wrestling.