There were no provisions in this bill for the state to furnish any funds, and it was the responsibility of the local citizenry to raise the necessary capital.
Erected on the former site of the defunct Monroeville High School, the original two-story brick building housed grades 7–12.
Congressman John McDuffie delivered the commencement address This building was used as the high school until a new one was erected on York Street in 1936.
At this time, some classes in the elementary school moved into the old facility and occupied the old building until it burned just prior to the opening bell on the morning of November 11, 1946.
The school was expanded multiple times to add more instructional space and facilities to the original two story building and gymnasium.