A public school for African American residents of the Oakley community, originally known as Oakley Depot, stood at this site. In 1922 the Spiritual Union Association, a local Black benevolent society, acquired four acres of land here and eventually built a wooden meeting hall that also served as Oakley School. The school enrolled students in grades 1-7. Oakley School was part of Berkeley County School District No. 11 (Whitesville) but remained the property of the Spiritual Union Association. Around 100 students attended each year. It closed in 1955 as part of the consolidation of Berkeley County schools, after which Oakley students attended Whitesville Elementary School.