The many rural school districts within the district's present boundaries consolidated in 1954. As the district grew and the schools became crowded, attempts to build a junior/senior high school were slowed by litigation over the consolidation. Lenawee County residents on the edge of the district preferred to merge their districts with
Blissfield Community Schools, so a compromise was worked out in court. Construction of the junior/high school began in 1957. The architect was Francis Faulhaber. Whiteford Elementary opened in fall 1967, also designed by Francis Faulhaber. The old Ottawa Lake School, which was built in 1929, was sold in 1970. Several renovation and addition projects were built in 2002. Projects included a metal
gable roof added to the existing flat roof of the high school. A $15.4 million bond issue passed in 2019 to fund additions and renovations. ==Schools==