The Sheepskin School stood on Wisconsin Highway 59 just west of Edgerton in District 6, Fulton Township, Rock County. One theory for its name is that sheep skins dried on a nearby fence. The 1894-95 attendance book lists 31 students, though attendance was sporadic, and some graduates continued their education at Albion Academy. A school board made up of a clerk, treasurer, and one director used tax money to pay the teacher, buy fuel such as wood, coal, and later oil, and keep the building and grounds in good repair. The school had two outhouses, a wood storage shed, and a well, and electricity was installed on October 14, 1937. The Mothers' Club met monthly during the school year, providing first aid supplies, sweets after the Christmas program, and planning the annual picnic. Because teachers changed almost yearly, meticulous records were kept on each student's progress. Teachers at the school included Clause Stout, Rose Marie Cooper Burdick, and Lucille Cooper Bartz, who later became members and officers of the Albion Academy Historical Society. When District 6 consolidated with the Edgerton School District in 1959, the one-room school was purchased by the Albion Academy Historical Society and moved to Albion in Dane County with its records, textbooks, piano, and desks. In 1965 it became part of the museum's showcase of education in Wisconsin.