Before the high school was built, Finneytown students had to go to Hughes, Mt.
The Finneytown Secondary Campus opened to its first freshman class in 1958, which initially consisted of three buildings.
[5][4] By 1986, student enrollment decreased in Finneytown, which led to the district leasing Brent Elementary to Springfield Township as a community center.
Student enrollment increased after a decade and the district reclaimed control over Brent for it to be used an elementary school again.
Eventually Cottonwood Elementary was torn down in 2010 due to difficulty of maintenance.