[5] In 1820, a branch of the institution was created and classes were held at local churches.

On March 3, 1892, an intentional fire destroyed McIntosh County Academy.

The city rebuilt a brick building on top of the remains of the old school in the same year.

MCA was built using the one cent ESPLOST (Education Special Local Option Sales Tax).

[10] MCA was first place in the 2007 GHSA Region 2 GHSGT in English with a 93.7%.