The Eastern Local School District was officially formed on October 5, 1959 by a vote of the Pike County Board of Education. The District was a consolidation of the Beaver, Stockdale, and Union Local School Districts. The District covers approximately 107 square miles. Most of the District is located in Pike County. Portions of the District, however, extend into both Jackson and Scioto Counties.
 
The newly formed Eastern District built a new high school near the intersection of Tile Mill Road and Beaver Pike. The District, for many years, utilized the Beaver and Stockdale buildings for the K-8 grades, and the new high school for grades 9-12.
 
In 1997, voters approved a bond issue to fund the local portion of a state-sponsored project that resulted in the construction of the current facility. That facility, which houses all grades, opened in 2002, and is also located on the Tile Mill property. Upon completion of the new K-12 facility, the Beaver and Stockdale buildings were not razed. Those buildings, no longer owned by the District, serve their respective communities in a variety of non-school capacities. The former Union School is now a nursing home.
 
Currently, the District serves about 800 students, including a portion of the juniors and seniors who attend the Pike County Joint Vocational School. The District has about 100 employees, which includes administrators, teachers, and support personnel such as custodians, cooks, bus drivers, secretaries, and aides.