In November 1919, a vote passed authorizing the construction of the current Clinton High School.

The land for the school located on Eighth Avenue South was donated by the family of William Folwell Coan Sr.

[citation needed] In 1968, a large fire caused extensive damage to the high school.

Yourd gym, located directly west of the main high school building, also escaped the flames.

October 2018: The Christian Science Monitor publishes profile of Confucius International Education Group (CIEG) project with Clinton High School.

[7] In 2020, superintendent Gary Delacy brought up the idea to tear down the building there now and completely rebuild the high school.