The district includes the townships of: Carmi, Hawthorne, Phillips, most of Burnt Prairie and Emma, and parts of Enfield, Heralds Prairie, and Mill Shoals.
Places in the district include Carmi, Crossville, Maunie, and Phillipstown.
Robert Beskow of the Hometown Register stated that "many in the community [were] airing their frustrations" when the board of trustees did not select Amy Dixon, a principal and administrator, for the position; Beskow described her as "a popular choice".
[4] By November, of that year Dixon became the superintendent of Harrisburg Unit District 3.
[4] As of the 2022-2023 school year, the district operates Brownsville Attendance Center (1-12) but there were zero students.