St. Mary Regional Catholic School- 18320 Hwy 18

In 1953 Monsignor Van Garssee opened St. Mary's Academy, with an enrollment of 120 students.  Developers Bass and Westlund donated the land for the school site. Several name changes occurred during the years, in 1983 the school was renamed Our Lady of the Desert Catholic School in connection with the Church, which had been built behind the campus. The campus is closed now but the facility is still used by the church.