Diboll School Number 40

The Diboll school system began about 1894. The original school building burned about 1909, but the community soon constructed a new building. Diboll was classified as a three year high school in 1919 and a four year high school by 1922. Diboll was a common school district until 1952 when it became independent. All grades remained on one campus until construction of the high school in 1953. (A new school for Diboll’s African American students also was constructed in 1953). By the early 1960s, Pine Valley, Prairie Grove, Burke, Olive, and Beulah had consolidated with Diboll. The building in this photo was located on the grounds of the current Diboll Primary School.