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     Built in 1922, Ironton High School sits on what used to be Beechwood Park.

     The first school using the Kingsbury name was built in 1898. The first Kingsbury housed the high school until 1922 when Ironton High School was built.
     The second Kingsbury was built in 1961.
 

     John Phillips was the first teacher of what would become the South Point School District. Phillips had eight students in a log cabin located near Solida Creek in 1812. Today, South Point School District covers almost all of Fayette Township and parts of Perry Township. 

    Before 1900, the future Chesapeake School District had twelve schools: Bethel, Bear Creek, Big Branch, Chesapeake Central, Upper Chesapeake, Coryville, Ranking Creek, Red Oak, Union, Getaway, Henson Hollow, and Bradrick.

     In 1850, the first school built in Coal Grove was opened. The school had only one room. Joseph Burk was the teacher. Eventually, the school expanded to four rooms… two rooms on the first floor and two rooms on the second floor.

     Located on the former William Darling property, Symmes Valley High School combined four different communities: Mason, Aid, Waterloo, and Winsor. Waterloo and Windsor was added to Symmes Valley in 1962.

            In 1949 Hanging Rock School became a part of the Rock Hill School District. At that time, it became a two year high school with third and fourth year students going to Ironton High School or Pedro High School. The school was replaced in 1955 when Rock Hill High School was built.

    Rock Hill was formed in 1949 when Kitts Hill, Elizabeth, Hamilton, and Upper School Districts were consolidated.

     In 1929, $10,000 was raised to build a new school on land purchased from Homer H. Huggins and donated by Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Phillips.