It is a small, rural district located in St. Lawrence County on State Highway 345 between the communities of Madrid and Waddington, New York.

MWCS has an enrollment of approximately 650 students last estimated circa 2016.

The Board of Education consists of nine members who are elected by the residents of the district.

These members are Andy Bracy, Richard Hobkirk, Brian Hammond, Gerald Molnar (Vice President), Tina Wilson Bush, Jordan Walker, Matthew O'Bryan (Board President), Katie Logan, and Charles Grant.

It is divided into two sections, the elementary being split by a fourth lobby in the center of it.