[2] In addition to Manning, the district name also refers to the municipalities of Irwin, Kirkman, and Manilla.

[3] The district is located in sections of Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, and Shelby counties.

[16] Trevor Miller has served as superintendent since 2017, and the district entered a sharing agreement with Exira–EHK to split his time 50/50.

[21] The Manning campus, which once had both elementary and high school grades, at one time had about 550 students.

[3] The district previously operated a middle school in Manilla, with a main building, an addition, and gymnasium from 1914, 1959, and December 1935, respectively.

Jeff Morrison of the Des Moines Register wrote that "If you had to select one place to represent the last century of rural Iowa education, the school complex in Manilla would be a good option.

"[22] The Manilla school closed in 2014; at the time the district continued to have its headquarters there.

[23] The district also continued to use the gymnasium for junior high school athletic games.