In the latter half of the nineteenth century, Collin County attracted numerous settlers who organized several schools for their children. Eventually these schools consolidated into six separate districts: Josephine, Lavon, Millwood, Mt. Pisgah, McMinn and Nevada. On April 6, 1947, the County School Board of Trustees of Collin County decided to consolidate these six districts in order to operate one rural high school for the area. Initially, Josephine School District was not part of this newly consolidated district. The town of Josephine wanted to maintain its own school district, but eventually, on July 28, 1947, Josephine ISD was added to the new consolidated district. The town of Nevada was chosen as the site for the high school, which was named Community Rural High School. The name community was chosen to foster unity among the schools and communities. In 1974, a new campus was built in a central location to house all grades. That same year, Community Rural High School District became an independent school district and adopted the name Community Independent School District. The population of this area of Collin County has continued to grow, and various new schools have been built to accommodate more students. The district has been educating students for over seventy years, and many of the schools have been operating in their communities for over 150 years. The district continues to provide students throughout the Copeville, Lavon, Nevada and Josephine area with a high level of education.