Within the area of what would become SD 57, the establishment of separate school districts (usually comprising a single school), totalled 9 in 1911–1920, 17 in 1921–1930, and 11 in 1931–1940.
wɪðˌɪn ðɪ ˈɛɹiə ʌv wʌt wʊd bɪkˌʌm ˌɛsdˈiː fˈɪfti sˈɛvən, ðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌv sˈɛpɹət skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkts jˈuːʒuːəli kəmpɹˈaɪzɪŋ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl skˈuːl, tˈoʊɾəld nˈaɪn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti, sˈɛvəntˌiːn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi, ænd ɪlˈɛvən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi.