On July 1, 2008, they formed the Twin Rivers Unified School District that now serves about a total of 30,000 students.
A bond, promoted through door-to-door canvassing by a citizen named William Rutherford, was passed by the taxpayers and the Grant Joint Union High School District was formed.
The first classes were held in the Hotel North Sacramento at the corner of Del Paso Boulevard and Arden.
The enduring "can-do" spirit of Grant District and North Area neighborhoods has created educational programs, facilities and community resources that have continued to serve students families and communities, from building an Olympic-size community swimming pool in 1934, to starting the nation's first school-run radio program in 1940, to establishing a resident school for Aeronautical Training (Grant Tech), which later became American River College.
1932 – Grant Union High School opens, adopting the team name "Pacers" in honor of the horse-racing heritage of the area.