Originally known at the Fawley School, the Mt. Pleasant School in Plains District was deeded to the Plains District School Board by Adam H. Fulk on September 24, 1880. This school served the community until about 1900 when a new school was built on land acquired from William May.
Early teachers at Mt. Pleasant are unknown.
Teachers known to have taught at Mt. Pleasant were:
1908-09 Emma Turner
1909-10 Violet Hepner
1910-11 Catherine Garber
1911-12 Hallie Turner
1912-14 (two sessions) Grover Fawley
1914-15 James Fawley
1915-16 Gussie J. Shipe
1916-17 Dora E. Turner
1917-18 Stella M. Phillips
1918-19 Myrtle Bennett
1919-20 (Marie Lantz) Clara Garber
1920-21 Daisy Swank
1921-23 (two sessions) Laura Ayers
1923-24 Margaret Strickler
1924-26 (two sessions) Molly Holsinger
1926-27 Mary Zirkle
1927-28 Lawrence Bowers
1928-31 (three sessions) A. J. Thomas
1931-32 Sara V. Myers
1932-33 Dorothy Swank
1933-34 Annie E. Myers
1934-37 (three sessions) Blanche E. Schuler
1937-39 (two sessions) Beatrice Kline
1939-42 (three sessions) Theda B. Shetter
1942-52 (ten sessions) Mrs. Fleta Kline
The Mt. Pleasant School closed after the 1951-52 school session.
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