Built in 1893, the first Pearland school was a one-room wooden structure with a wood-burning stove and 23 students taught by Miss Nannie Rogers. More than a century later, the district has 23 campuses, 1
Built in 1893, the first Pearland school was a one-room wooden structure with a wood-burning stove and 23 students taught by Miss Nannie Rogers. More than a century later, the district has 23 campuses, 1,297 teachers and more than 21,000 students.
By the end of 1895, Pearland had grown so rapidly there were four classrooms with four teachers and 100 students. The catastrophic 1900 hurricane (Sept. 8, 1900) destroyed nearly all of Pearland. Only the main schoolroom remained, but it was badly damaged. School began again during the last week of October with only 25-3