Lebanon School
Lebanon School #75
Preston Road approximately one mile north of Hwy 121
Frisco, Texas
Lebanon was one of the earliest communities in Collin County. It was founded along Preston Road before the Civil War. Its post office opened in 1860.
Established in 1875, the Lebanon School was sometimes referred to as Union School. The school year began after cotton picking season, September-October, and seven grades were taught.
In 1880 the teacher was Mrs. Bettie Johnson. By 1890 the school had 83 students. In 1891 there were 97 students and 104 by 1892. Miss Alta Harris was the teacher in 1901. There were 2 teachers in 1905 – Mrs. Laura M. Edmonds and J. W. Edmonds. In 1908 the school had 42 male and 52 female students.
In 1918 the County Superintendent of Schools said about Lebanon:
“The Lebanon District has a large house with plenty of material in it to make a good house. The house is a two-story building very poorly arranged and poorly equipped. They have a large district and a 50-cent tax will furnish them plenty of money to make all improvements necessary and maintain a good school for at least seven months in the year. I hope to see all of this done in the near future. Fegan Moore, who was the principal of the school, gave up the place and offered himself to Uncle Sam and the people of this community believe that he will be able to help teach the subjects of the Kaiser. Mr. Boatwright was selected to take Mr. Moore’s place. Miss Lucile Mayes is the assistant. Their enrollment is 68.”
Originally a two-story frame building replaced by a one-story building sometimes in the 1920s.
The later building had two rooms with a potbelly coal stove in each room and two outhouses. The cloakroom in each room was where the punishment was administered. There were 106 students in 1912 and 121 students in 1925. The Lebanon School had 57 in 1940.
The Lebanon School closed in 1948 when it was consolidated into the Frisco ISD. There was a Lebanon Colored School.
Preston Road approximately one mile north of Hwy 121
Frisco, Texas
Lebanon was one of the earliest communities in Collin County. It was founded along Preston Road before the Civil War. Its post office opened in 1860.
Established in 1875, the Lebanon School was sometimes referred to as Union School. The school year began after cotton picking season, September-October, and seven grades were taught.
In 1880 the teacher was Mrs. Bettie Johnson. By 1890 the school had 83 students. In 1891 there were 97 students and 104 by 1892. Miss Alta Harris was the teacher in 1901. There were 2 teachers in 1905 – Mrs. Laura M. Edmonds and J. W. Edmonds. In 1908 the school had 42 male and 52 female students.
In 1918 the County Superintendent of Schools said about Lebanon:
“The Lebanon District has a large house with plenty of material in it to make a good house. The house is a two-story building very poorly arranged and poorly equipped. They have a large district and a 50-cent tax will furnish them plenty of money to make all improvements necessary and maintain a good school for at least seven months in the year. I hope to see all of this done in the near future. Fegan Moore, who was the principal of the school, gave up the place and offered himself to Uncle Sam and the people of this community believe that he will be able to help teach the subjects of the Kaiser. Mr. Boatwright was selected to take Mr. Moore’s place. Miss Lucile Mayes is the assistant. Their enrollment is 68.”
Originally a two-story frame building replaced by a one-story building sometimes in the 1920s.
The later building had two rooms with a potbelly coal stove in each room and two outhouses. The cloakroom in each room was where the punishment was administered. There were 106 students in 1912 and 121 students in 1925. The Lebanon School had 57 in 1940.
The Lebanon School closed in 1948 when it was consolidated into the Frisco ISD. There was a Lebanon Colored School.
