The district is for students residing in the communities of Rockwell, Sheffield, Swaledale, Meservey, Thornton, Dougherty,[3] and Chapin.

Sheffield–Chapin and Meservey–Thornton, which already had their own whole grade-sharing agreement, legally merged into the single SCMT district in 2007.

[7] The Rockwell–Swaledale and SCMT districts established a new whole-grade sharing agreement, under the name "West Fork", in 2008.

[7] In 2010, voters of the two districts formally agreed to merge, with Rockwell–Swaledale district residents approving it on a 253–201 basis, or 55%, while SCMT voters approved on a 501–42 basis, or 92.27%.

[8] Schools include: A previous school configuration was having West Fork Elementary - Sheffield serving Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 2, West Fork Rockwell Campus serving PreK through Grade 8, and West Fork High School in a building separate from the elementary.