Grand Blanc Consolidated School

At the close of the nineteenth century, many rural Michigan school districts were in crisis as people left farms for the city and industrial jobs. A 1903 state law authorized consolidation of districts and provided for public transportation to ensure access to more distant schools. Local schools quickly responded and in 1904 nearby districts Porter and Cook had joined with Grand Blanc. By 1921 the entire township consolidated. When Grand Blanc became the first consolidated school district in the state, it used the school that stood on this site and was destroyed in a 1920 fire. Students were originally brought by horse-drawn bus to the consolidated school. It was later mandated that all school vehicles be motorized. The present building was dedicated in January 1922 with 350 pupils. Several additions have been necessary as enrollment grew.