The Hayden Hill School District operated from 1878 to 1925. When it was established, the mining town was at its peak and would enjoy prosperous times for the next several years.
A lot of details of the school are sketchy. Since there was no town plat title research is a real challenge. It does not appear the school district owned the property where the school house was situated on. When the school was built is a matter debate, unlike most rural schools, those school houses were funded by local bond measures. The Hayden Hill School was built without the aid of public funds. In addition, it was one of three rural Lassen County schoolhouses that was a two-story structure. The two other schools were Lake (near Janesville) and Long Valley (Doyle). In all three cases, the second floor was used as a community hall.
When school closed in 1925, due to a lack of students, it was apparent that the mining community was not going experience one more revival. In 1931, the Lassen County Board of Supervisors sold the abandoned school building on June 1, to Fred Bunselmeier and Lloyd Walsh for an undisclosed amount.