The first school district was laid out April 8, 1837, and embraced sections 25, 26, 35 and 36; and the first district meeting was held at the house of Hiram Chipman, on the 22d of the same month, the school inspectors being Jacob Ramsdell, Hiram Chipman, and Caleb Sweetland. Very soon after other districts were organized in adjacent parts of the township, and these again divided into fractional districts as convenience demanded. In the first district, soon after its organization, a school-house of logs was built, which was located near the northwest corner of section 36. This was the earliest school building erected in the township, and in it was organized the first school taught in Pavilion. The presiding genius of this school was Miss Charlana Adams, daughter of John Adams, Esq., and now Mrs. Burton Johnson, of Shelbyville, Mich.
Her successor was Miss Olive Smith, daughter of Elisha Smith, now Mrs. Chamberlain, who presided over 17 pupils. After 1840 school-houses were built and schools organized in various portions of the township. These early buildings, as the population increased and the necessity for more commodious quarters became apparent, were replaced by more pretentious frame or brick edifices.
The present school territory of Pavilion embraces eight whole districts and one fractional district, the directors being as follows: District No 1, Thomas Cloney; No. 2, Charles Davenport; No. 3, Herbert Warren; No. 4, Benjamin C. Collins; No. 5, Daniel Evans; No. 6, J. G. Schilling; No. 7, Eugene Beckwith; No. 8, M. D. Ramsdell.
The number of children at present receiving instruction is 261. The number of teachers employed is 16, to whom, in salaries, the sum of $1127 was paid during the last year. The total value of school property in the township is $2145. The total resources for the past year were $2242.78, of which $182.48 was derived from the primary-school fund.