This real world learning provided students with an opportunity to develop personal, team building and problem solving skills.

The school's enrollment peaked in the high 70s before it began to downsize as budget cuts were made.

In 2010 the Northwest Regional Education Service District announced that they would not continue to provide funding for Terra Nova High School.

The district replaced the principal and founder Gary Myers with a part-time administrator in order to cut costs.

This number doubled for the 2015–2016 school year, with two separate cohorts attending on alternating days.