The history of educational facilities in Tecumseh, Michigan began in the winter of 1824 when the founders of the city of Tecumseh, the Evans Family and Brown Family, constructed a schoolhouse made of tamarack poles to house their children.

The Tecumseh school system continued in this fashion for three years until a branch of the State University was opened.

In 1855 a site was purchased at the corner of Ottawa and Shawnee Streets, and in the next year, the school was finished.

In 1905, students were subject to examination and classification for admission which limited the class size significantly.

[3] It wasn't until 1919 that the school took the form of a traditional high school.Construction for an updated building on nearby Maumee Street began on December 3, 1948.