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   Pleasant Valley’s first schools were one-room and two-room school houses. They were quite small and quaint; attended by only 20 to 30 students, with just one teacher in each building. The first step towards a school district was the opening of Chestnuthill High School in 1925. It provided families with a free public education for their children, so that they did not have to pay the high tuition charged at local private academies such as the Fairview Academy and the Gilbert Polytechnic School. The following year, the Polk High School opened its doors.