[1] Macomber served the entire city and was part of the Toledo Public School District.

[5] Lacking a football stadium, ball diamonds, and a track, the Macmen made use of neighboring schools for "home" events, notably at Bowsher, Central Catholic, DeVilbiss, and Waite.

The school was spared after an attempt to shutter its doors in 1989[6] and had its freshman class eliminated during its last year in operation.

[8] After changing ownership a few times and finding a few other purposes for use, the building was purchased by the Cherry Street Mission in 2013 to help them have a centralized location for their ministry efforts to the homeless.

[9] In early 2014, TPS superintendent Romules Durant proposed re-opening Macomber-Whitney[10] (likely at another location due to Cherry Street Mission's purchase of the building)[11] so that Toledo could have a centralized vocational high school again.