[citation needed] The consolidated school opened in 1964, replacing one room schoolhouses.
[9] The former school, 3 miles (4.8 km) from Burr Oak,[4] and north of Decorah,[10] is located in Hesper Township.
[11] In 2016 the North Winneshiek Community School District agreed to consolidate with Decorah CSD.
[3] Reasons for the decision to consolidate were rising costs and declining enrollment.
[11] Wind added that "If the vote hadn't passed in either district, North Winneshiek would have eventually closed or dissolved.