minor high school was established to serve the communities of mcdonald's chapel, edgewater, mulga, bayview, minor heights, docena, crumley chapel, sandusky, hillview, westwood, adamsville, cardiff, forestdale, graysville, and brookside. on february 13, 1922, minor high school, named for john w. minor, opened to 95 students. serving as principal was mr. w. c. petty. according to "the birmingham post", minor was the "pride and joy" of the jefferson county board of education, costing $100,000 ($75,000 for the building and $25,000 for equipment).