The Rose Hill School District was organized August 4, 1888 by William Farquer, County Superintendent of Schools. The first school board members were R.S. McIntyre, D.S. Neiman, Calvin D. Barren. The treasurer was A.M. Campbell. The clerk was Mrs. A.M. Campbell.
The name for the new district and township was decided at this first meeting.
The first school house was built on the Northwest 1/4 section 28 south of the stone church. There were three pupils in this school: Katie Campbell, Renie DeBolt and Florence Neiman. Lizzie McKenzie was the teacher and was paid $30.00 per month. They had a four month school term beginning about the middle of May.
The schoolhouse was 12 feet by 28 feet, painted an oriental drab for the body with olive trimming. The carpenter was G.D. Warthrop for a bid of $475. The furniture was $161 and the stove was $27, with $5 for school supplies.
Henry Carrol was hired for $405 to build School No. 2 on the Henry Ewen farm Southeast 1/4 of Section 14.
School No. 3 was built by Hans Peterson for $427 in 1900 on Section 4. The land was donated by Hans Peterson.
During the next few years there was discussion about moving the schools so that they would be more centrally located. The problem was finally resolved with the decision to build a new school on the Northeast corner of Section 30. Roy Burton was hired for $1506 to do the construction. This school became known as No. 4.
The old schoolhouse was moved to a site on Southwest 1/4 of Section 12.
In March 1959 Rose Hill School District was reorganized and became a part of the Carrington School District.
Number 1 became the Township Hall of Rose Hill.
Number 2 was destroyed by a cyclone in 1943.
Number 3 was sold to John Marmo in 1940 for $540.
Number 4 was destroyed by the cyclone in 1943. A different building was purchased from the Carrington School District. It was later moved to the Foster County Fair Grounds in Carrington to house relics from pioneer schoolhouses. It now houses the school exhibits from the Foster County Fair.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 380