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The paper focuses on origin and evolution of one-room elementary school in Ruska Kajňa while we try to clarify realization of academic process also in the period of the 17th and 20th century, where a dominant position in school sector still maintains the church. On the basis of quantity archive material, Schematism of Muckachev and Presov Greek Catholic Bishopric, period literature and secondary sources we describe main trends of origin of general school which was officially in the village from the 1929 and participated in cultural, social and educational evolution of children and adults until the beginning of the 90’s 20th century when thanks to the influence of rationalization, savings and the constant decline of children has ceased.