Holly Pond School began in 1873 with a one-room schoolhouse in the triangle between Highway 278 and the Blountsville Road. In 1890-91, a new two-story, four-room frame structure was built on Highway 278 across from the Baptist church, and in 1905 a red, two-story frame structure with seven rooms was constructed along the New Hope Road. After a wind storm damaged that building, a second structure, a white, two-story frame building with an identical floor plan, was constructed on the site, and a one-story brick structure was added in 1927. Before 1928, the school taught first through tenth grade; eleventh and twelfth grades were added in 1928-29, and the first senior class graduated in 1929 with seven students. A fire destroyed the school in 1952, and it was rebuilt the following year. Between 1918 and 1963, the Cullman County Board of Education consolidated eleven community schools into Holly Pond School as state and local tax laws enacted in the 1920s supported renovations and the construction of larger schools in the county. This shift from smaller local schools to fewer, larger schools was difficult for many communities. The campus now houses an elementary, middle, and high school.