The ACL district, which had schools in Allerton and Lineville, formed with the consolidation of Clio, Lineville, and Allerton school districts, occurring between 1962 and 1966.
Allerton de-merged from ACL and merged into the Wayne Community School District in 1967.
[4] The final elementary school building of the district opened in 2004.
In 1995 Mark Siebert of the Des Moines Register described the school building as "decaying".
[4] In 1995, students played on athletic teams at Mormon Trail High School in Humeston, Iowa, including its American football and volleyball teams.