During the 2010–2011 school year, there were 1,622 students enrolled at Mount Tabor.

The racial makeup of the students was 48.8% White, 36.94% Black, 6.66% Hispanic, 4.5% Multiracial, 2.92% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.18% American Indian.

A new building containing a new auditorium, new guidance and administration offices, and several classrooms and science labs, was built in 2004.

[3] On September 1, 2021, one student was fatally shot at the high school; after a manhunt, police apprehended the suspect the same day.

[5][6] Mount Tabor has won the following NCHSAA team state championships: