Constructed circa 1925 as a school for African American residents of Central, Central Colored School replaced a privately owned one-room school building believed to have been located nearby. In 1937, it enrolled approximately 70 students in grades 1-7, operated eight months of the year, had three rooms, and was staffed by two teachers, including the principal. Students who continued their education beyond Central Colored School attended Liberty Colored High School in Liberty. Central Colored School served local families until it closed in 1953, and in its final year it enrolled approximately 50 pupils. Central-area students then attended segregated Calhoun Elementary in Clemson. In 1957, the former school at this site became the Central Community Center.