The district, with the vast majority of its territory in Ringgold County,[2] includes the town of Diagonal.

[3] A small portion is in Taylor County,[4] where it covers a section of Clearfield.

As of 2018[update], it had the lowest enrollment of any Iowa school district: 97; the 12th grade class that year had nine students.

Due to the difficult financial situation, the district uses cost-cutting measures such as using dry-erase desktops instead of paper and using the same paint color for all rooms.

The Maroons compete in the Bluegrass Conference, including the following sports:[9] This Iowa school-related article is a stub.