St. Stephen High School was the first public high school for white students in the town of St. Stephen. The current building was built in 1928-29 and designed by Florence-based architect Leon McDuff Hicks, using bricks made locally at the brickyard owned by Walker R. Funk. Its construction was part of a statewide movement to consolidate rural schools into larger regional schools with bus service for students. In 1930, the school complex was completed with the addition of an agriculture building and an athletic field house. In 1959, the field house was converted into the first public library for the area. The school remained segregated throughout its years as a high school from 1928 to 1956, then served as an elementary school for white students from 1957 to 1970. In 2013, the building was converted for use as a public library.