As a member of the Washington West Supervisory Union, the school serves the towns of Duxbury, Fayston, Moretown, Waitsfield, Warren, and Waterbury.

Situated in South Duxbury, the school was built on a 20-acre (81,000 m2) plot of land and cost approximately $1.6 million to build.

These renovations included a new exterior design featuring a curved front roof meant to look like a turning page.

In October 2016, Harwood students Mary Harris, Cyrus Zschau, Liam Hale, and Eli Brookens were killed in a head-on traffic collision.

In ensuing days the slogan "Harwood Strong" was created as a reaction to the untimely deaths of the students.