Carver High School grew out of two church schools maintained by Methodists and Baptists during the Reconstruction Period and once located on the premises of Friendship Baptist Church in Hamilton, Georgia. During its existence it underwent several name changes. A bond of $325,000 was issued in 1950 to improve schools for Black students, and the school opened on January 5, 1953, with instructional departments, the principal's office, the county farm agents' offices, and 15 classrooms, along with a cafeteria, library, vocational shop, and health and dental clinic. Black elementary schools throughout Harris County served as feeder schools for Carver. Its first commencement, with 11 graduates, was held on May 21, 1953. In 1970, Carver closed as school integration brought an alternative school, a community resource center, and county agencies to the site, and more than 4,000 students graduated during its tenure.