Central Colored School

Front: This frame building was constructed c.1925 as a school for African American residents of Central. Known as Central Colored School, it replaced a privately owned one-room school building believed to have been located nearby. The school enrolled appox. 70 students in grades 1-7 in 1937 and was open eight months out of the year. It had three rooms and was staffed by two teachers, including the principal. Reverse: Students who continued their education beyond Central Colored School attended Liberty Colored High School in Liberty. Central Colored School served local families until it closed in 1953. In its final year, the school enrolled approx. 50 pupils. Central-area students then attended segregated Calhoun Elementary in Clemson. In 1957, the former school at this site became the Central Community Center.