Several years later integration busing brought African Americans from areas such as Bunche Park to Carol City.

And Carol City High students — until they graduated or dropped out, at least — seemed safe from the violence that had gripped the surrounding area.

"[2] In spring 2006, three students from the class of 2006 were murdered; none of them were members of gangs, nor were they involved in the recreational drug trade.

On Tuesday November 6, 2007, a robber shot 43 year old Sergio Miranda a teacher, who had been smoking a cigarette outside of the campus building.

[7] In November 2014, Two teens were shot during a fight at Miami Carol City High School.

[2] Gus Garcia-Roberts of the Miami New Times said that in the 1970s, the school was considered in the area to be a good school academically and athletically; according to Garcia, "in years before academic performance was distilled as statistic, glowing student testimonials and national contest winners told the story."

Bob Graham, former Governor of the State of Florida and former US Senator, began his "Workdays" in 1974 at Miami Carol City Senior High.

Starting in September 1974, Graham taught a semester of civics while serving in the Florida Senate.

[10] MCCHS was labeled a "dropout factory" in a Johns Hopkins University study of US Department of Education data.