[3] School colors are kelly green and gold, and the athletic teams are called the mustangs.

[7] In fall 2006, Jackson-Olin moved to a new $30.8 million 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m2) building and merged its student body with the former Ensley High School.

A career wing houses classrooms for auto repair, welding, and culinary arts as well as science labs.

Goodwyn Mills and Cawood were the architects for the new building, and Doster Construction was the general contractor.

The band performed at the 2000 inaugural ceremony for Mr. Bernard Kincaid, Jackson-Olin Alumnus and former mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.

Mr. Daniel "Jose" Carr Jr. preceded Donald Crawford as Jackson Olin's 3rd band director in 2011.

In 2014, Professor Kendall Forde, a graduate of Albany State University (Bachelor's Degree) and Alabama State University (Master's Degree), took command of the "Mean Green Marching Machine" after the retirement of Daniel Carr Jr and became the band's fourth band director.