About 1903, when a school district was formed, Judge Rose officially designated this new district as Echo, so called by Mrs. J. C. Dibrell because of the echo in the Jim Ned Valley.  The first school in the Echo community was built in the late 1890’s and was called “Need More School.”  A few years later, the next one was built on land owned by J. P. Morris.  This building was moved to a site on the J. C. Dibrell, Sr. Ranch in 1903 and given the name “Echo.”  Mrs. C. L. Saunders (formerly Florence Austin) was one of the early teachers; 1906 - 1907.  This school served until 1924.  In 1920 - 1921, Miss Maud Laws was selected to teach at the Echo school by trustees O. M. Parson and C. C. Edmundson, for six consecutive months at a salary of $115.00 per school month.  C. L. South was County School Superintendent.  In this schoolhouse, the first Sunday School class in the community was organized. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Edmundson and Miss Daisy Edmundson were prominent in this organization.

The old schoolhouse was replaced by a new brick structure about 1925.  Three of the teachers in this school were V. B. Johnson, Miss Christine Cunningham and Mrs. Clement Hall.  The school was still used for all community activities; box suppers, pie suppers, musicals, spelling bees, Woodmen of the World Lodge meetings, and singing schools.  The earliest singing school had been taught in 1907 by Ozso Gibbs, grandfather of Mrs. Raymond McElrath.

In 1936, half of the Rae School district was consolidated with Echo, which was school district #46.  In 1934 the high school students consolidated with Coleman for high school purposes.  The last school held at Echo was in 1947; at that time their elementary school students were consolidated with Coleman.