Formerly a part of the Trickham School District, Featherston was created in 1902, on five acres of land donated by W. A. “Ben” Featherston, to enable pupils to attend school nearer to their home than the Trickham school allowed.  There were about 40 children in the area of about 10 families, and the men of the community raised the money and built the school house.  In 1911, it became Common School District #3.

The school served also as the community center, and was nicknamed “Donkeyville,” some say by Fred McCormick and others say George B. Ford, due to a farmer about a mile west of the school who raised donkeys and mules, and their braying could be heard for a long distance, thus the nickname.  The first teacher was Miss Anna Martin, followed by Ida Boatright, Miss Donald Oldfield, Carey Copeland, Vesta Lewis, Miss Martin, A. E. Goram. Nellie Weir, Ethel Limroth, Mrs. Robinett, Ellen Neal, Belle Henderson, Mae Featherston, Lou Featherston, Agnes McCain, Mary Guice, Viola Avants, Opal Philer, Elzada Deere, Ethel May McNutt, Zora Wilson, and Mrs. George (Irene) Bobo, who taught the last five years that school was held, ending in 1935.  Pupils began going to other schools, which ended the one teacher school of Featherston.  Officially, the school was considered to be dormant and was consolidated with Trickham in 1949.