 A one-room school opened in 1890 and was replaced in 1908 by a four-room structure.In 1922, a two-story brick structure was erected for the Whiteflat School, which also served as the community gathering place.Whiteflat declined during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and even more so during the deluges that plagued the area from 1942–1945.