From the time when kids had to walk uphill both ways in a blizzard to get to school, the Yuma County Historical society has set out to locate and mark as many old schools as possibe
The first Vernon school was located a couple miles to the west. After a few years there was a vote to move the district 43 school into town.
In the 1940's it became a consolidated school which is the school that is still standing and was given the district number 4.
There was also a Lutheran School a block south of this area.