The school's books were supplied secondhand from its white counterpart, Broughton High School. Ligon was seen as model for black education throughout the state, attracting a large number of students and an educated teaching staff from the local black colleges. By the late 1960s it possessed a higher percentage of teachers with graduate degrees than any of Raleigh's three white schools.
The school's books were sourced secondhand from its white counterpart, Broughton High School, which was also a model for black education in the state. Ligon attracted many students and highly educated teachers from local black colleges, and by the late 1960s it had more teachers with graduate degrees than any of Raleigh's white schools.