Auburn City Schools history

On February 19, 1838, the Academy opened its first session, under the instruction of Simeon W. Yancey.

When the American Civil War began in 1861, virtually the entire male junior and senior classes of the school, as well as much of the faculty, joined Confederate States of America military units, particularly the 37th Alabama Regiment.

Around 1870, the school reopened in the building formerly occupied by the male academy, on the site of the current Auburn City Hall.

In 1885, a separate town-funded public school system for Auburn was created, and the previously private Auburn Female College became the public "Auburn High School", although tuition was still charged.

In 1899, a two-story building was built for Auburn High.

In 1914, Auburn High became the flagship high school for the county and was officially renamed Lee County High School, though "Auburn High School" remained the common name of the school.

In 1925, Auburn High became one of the first high schools in the state to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

In 1961, the City of Auburn again created its own school system, with Auburn High as the new district's high school.

The Auburn City School Board immediately began planning for the construction of a new Auburn High School to alleviate the overcrowding, with Auburn voters approving taxes for that purpose in 1965.

In 1966, the school moved to the 405 S. Dean Rd campus, organized as a "Freedom of Choice" school designed to promote desegregation.

Expansion of existing school campuses kept up with growth until the 1992 construction of the Auburn Early Education Center, the state's first large public kindergarten-only facility.