[2] The district, which serves Orient and Macksburg, occupies portions of Adair, Madison, Adams, and Union counties in the southwest of the state.

[3] It is the result of the consolidation of schools in the communities of Orient and Macksburg, which occurred in fall 1960.

Another elementary addition, built through spring 1998, was funded by a bond approved by voters in March 1997.

Reasons cited were low enrollment, staffing issues, and financial shortfalls.

[17] During the 2009-2010 school year, the district's internet access was via the Iowa Communications Network, administered through its area education agency.

[19][20] The Orient-Macksburg School District offers Shared Visions Preschool, which is accredited through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).