Clarksburg School was constructed in 1892 in what was then Holland Township as a one-story, two-room school originally called Bethel School. It offered free education at a time when attendance was not mandatory for all children, and farming responsibilities often kept children from attending. Eventually, children were required to attend through eighth grade, with state testing used to determine graduation, while some students continued high school studies in Shelbyville. The original wood-framed building was modestly furnished with blackboards, tables and chairs, row desks, and a potbelly stove, with a pressed ceiling as its one decorative element. A new kitchen addition in 1948 allowed students to eat hot lunches, and an oil furnace was installed in 1955. Through consolidation of rural schools in the Shelbyville area, the school closed in 1961. The building was sold for one dollar to Clarksburg Township and became a townhouse for government activities and community events. While it served as an attendance center, it hosted school plays, PTA meetings, box socials, and music venues, and after its sale for use as a town hall, it also hosted voting, township trustee meetings, 4-H club meetings, family reunions, wedding events, and anniversary celebrations. In 1998, after the township took ownership of Clarksburg United Methodist Church, that structure became the new community center. After the school was vacated, former student Darrell Gregg and his daughter Rachel worked to have it placed on the National Register of Historic Places, which was granted in 2001. Former students then held yearly reunions, and the Clarksburg School Foundation was formed to seek funds to repair the deteriorating structure. Because restoration efforts did not materialize, the school was razed in 2018.