Lone Oak almost became the site of the first McCracken County High School, which was founded in 1910 by Professor Joe Ragsdale.

But, in the face of all kinds of odds, Professor Ragsdale founded the county school at Heath; at first students attended classes out of doors, under some trees.

But Lone Oak High School continued in the old college building until it burned in the mid-1920s when Miles Meredith, still living in Paducah, was principal.

An initial decision was made that a new Lone Oak High School will be constructed, housing grades 10, 11, and 12.

The plans ultimately changed; in December 2008, the McCracken County Public Schools received state approval of a plan calling for a single county high school that would consolidate grades 10 though 12.

Under this plan, the three current high schools in the county district (Lone Oak, Reidland, and Heath) would each house grades 7 through 9.