In 1920, in the Standish region there were five school districts—Bridgeport, Honey Lake, Poplar, Soldier Bridge and Standish. In the late 1940s, there was a movement to consolidate rural school districts. In 1951, the voters of Bridgeport, Soldier Bridge and Standish Districts agreed to consolidate and form Shaffer Union School District. It should be noted that Poplar School closed in 1935 due to a lack of students. In 1950, Honey Lake School was annexed to Standish.