Organized in 1926 as the Industrial Training School for Negroes, this was the only training school for Blacks in Gibson County and later, as Gibson County Training School, became the county's first four-year high school for Blacks. Students came from Kenton, Rutherford, Dyer, Trenton, Fruitland, Humboldt, Gibson, and Milan. Its principals were F. M. Dicky, T. R. Hartsfield, G. W. Anderson, and W. J. Burnett, and its first faculty consisted of Principal F. M. Dickey and teachers Flossie Dicky, Rubye Springer, and Sleetie Clark. In 1961 the school was renamed Polk~Clark High School to honor Dr. S. W. Polk and Mrs. Clark. Between 1926 and 1970, approximately 1,400 students graduated from the school. Its motto was "Enter to Learn -- Go Forth to Serve," its colors were navy blue and white, and its alma mater was "Milan, Milan, We're Loyal To You." Because of desegregation, after the last 12th-grade class graduated in 1970, the school became Polk - Clark School for grades K through 3, and in 1994 it was replaced by a new elementary school serving grades K through 5.