Waverly-Shell Rock will be removed from the NEIC as of June 30, 2023, due to an imbalance of enrollment when compared to the other members.
[5] Charles City School District attempted to join the North Central Conference (Iowa), but was rejected.
[7] Decorah Community School District also attempted to join the Upper Iowa Conference but was denied as well.
Osage left the conference in 1958, Oelwein in 2021 The NEIC was founded in 1920 by seven schools in northeastern Iowa.
These seven schools were Charles City, Cresco, Decorah, New Hampton, Oelwein, Osage, and Waverly.