Rockville School was built in 1889, consolidated in 1890, and graded in 1892. It is said to have been the first consolidated rural school in Georgia, as well as the first standard rural school and the first vocational rural school in the state. The first trustees were H.R. DeJarnette, chairman, W.M. Flanagan, K.D. Little, W.M. Gregory, and H.D. Welch. The first teachers were J.R. Lin and Miss Mary Baugh.