[3] By September 2020 a study was released stating that if Carlton and Wrenshall consolidated, the taxpayer in the former Carlton zone would pay two and one half times the rate that a Wrenshall zone taxpayer would.
[6] The two school boards chose not to hold further discussions on consolidation after February 2021.
[7] On June 21, 2021, the Carlton School Board stated that it no longer wished to consolidate with Wrenshall.
[8] The Carlton and Wrensall school districts have a shared athletics team.
By August 2021 the fact that Carlton was now in negotiations with Cloquet over a tuition agreement could impact the Carlton-Wrenshall team.