1797A Proprietory School was built in Sandy Bay.Government and Public Service, Location and Setting, Neighborhoods, Education
With the current schoolhouse in disrepair, the taxpayers of the parish allowed for private construction on parish land. A group of 58 men contributed $27 each to fund a new structure. It was completed on December 27.
Swan, Marshall Wilbur Stephen. Town on Sandy Bay: A History of Rockport, Massachusetts. Published for the Town History Committee by Phoenix Pub, 1980.