It was created in 1959 as a consolidation of the Dawson and Verdon school districts.
Circa 2002 the population declined to where the board of trustees felt the district's viability was dissolving.
[1] The board of trustees decided to divide the territory and assets between the two districts.
[2] The owners of the school building opted to sell the Dawson Verdon building on an auction John James, the final superintendent, stated that the community was in "mourning" due to the loss of the school.
[5] Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer was to absorb the majority of students, with some students picking that district because its size of enrollment was smaller than Falls City's.