 As in the other villages in the "Amt" of Grumbach, there arose in Unterjeckenbach, as an effect of the Reformation movement towards the end of the 16th century, the first efforts to bring reading and writing to the region's children.Originally, the children from had to attend school in neighbouring Herren-Sulzbach.In the 18th century, a winter teacher was also hired in Unterjeckenbach.