[7] The first school between Waterford and Mackinaw is believed to have been built by Edmund Perry around 1830 on his land in Grand Blanc near part of the Thread Creek.
Sarah Dayton is believed to have been the first teacher at the Grand Blanc school, however other accounts suggest Daniel Wakefield taught there.
In 1903 the state of Michigan passed a law allowing townships to consolidate school districts and mandate a busing system.
In 1903–1904, the first consolidated school district in the state stood in Grand Blanc with three classrooms holding 115 students in 10 grades.
The vote to create the first township unit school in Genesee County was passed by Grand Blanc voters in late 1920.
Berneda Taylor, Ethel Tyler, and Ernest Somers returned from Flint High School to become the first graduating class of Grand Blanc in 1922.
In 1961 Grand Blanc passed a bond for $4 million to construct a new High School at Saginaw and Holly Rds., which opened in fall 1963 with a capacity of 1500 students.
An addition was made to Grand Blanc High School again in 2000, and expansions to Reid, Indian Hill, and Brendel in 2002.
The district passed a bond to add two brand new middle school buildings, East and West, which were completed in 2006.
Also in 2006, Tartoni Center, a 2800-seat indoor arena, was added to the high school at a cost of $9 million.
In 2021, Grand Blanc School Board member Amy Facchinello stirred controversy with her Q-anon conspiracy posts to which she responded “I’m a victim of cancel culture" [11] In 2023, School Board member Amy Facchinello was indicted by the Michigan Attorney General for her part in a fake electorate scheme in attempt to install Donald Trump as president after his loss in the 2020 election.
[12] [13] In 2006, the entire Big Nine Conference applied for membership in the Flint Metro League to encourage discussion on a merger with only a single team accepted.
[14] Grand Blanc Schools moved to the Kensington Lakes Activities Association starting in 2009–2010 season.