Various unnamed log cabins and wood structures served as schools in this early period.

Later, the fourth grade was moved to Roosevelt and it was converted to use as the Early Childhood Learning Center.

[3] Garfield School was built in 1884, to replace the Cherokee schoolhouse that burned down on December 20, 1883.

The first class to graduate from high school in Cherokee was in 1884, consisting of six students.

Named after the former governor, who with his wife, purchased the land and funded the construction of the school.

In 1971, a portion of the building was renovated and additional classrooms and library spaces were constructed.

Due to poor location within the floodplain, Lincoln was closed in 1985, sold in 1993, and has since been demolished.

[3] Cherokee Middle School was dedicated in 2001, serving 5th through 8th grades, replacing Garfield and Wilson.