43°14′11″N 94°45′18″W / 43.236389°N 94.755097°W / 43.236389; -94.755097

Graettinger–Terril Community School District
Location
Graettinger, Iowa
Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, and Palo Alto counties
United States
Coordinates43.236389, -94.755097
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK–12
Established2010
SuperintendentMarshall Lewis
Schools3
Budget$6,094,000 (2017-18)[1]
NCES District ID1912810[1]
Students and staff
Students351 (2019-20)[1]
Teachers32.47 FTE[1]
Staff43.59 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.72[1]
Athletic conferenceTwin Lakes
District mascotTitans
ColorsPurple, Black and Silver
     
Other information
Websitewww.gtschools.k12.ia.us

Graettinger–Terril Community School District (G-T) is a rural public school district in Iowa, with campuses in Graettinger and Terril. The district lies within four counties: Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, and Palo Alto.[2]

In 2013, the district had 329 students.[3]

History

It was established on July 1, 2010, as a consolidation of the Graettinger Community School District and the Terril Community School District.[4]

In 2011, the district and the Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District agreed to do athletic team sharing.[5] In 2013 the district and the Ruthven-Ayrshire agreed to a partial-day sharing arrangement in that high school students may spend portions of their school days at each campus for certain courses. They began discussing the idea in October 2012.[6] They had discussed the possibility of whole grade-sharing, but Ruthven-Ayrshire canceled those talks in January 2013, stating that it wanted to have its own students in its own high school.[7]

On September 12, 2017, there was a $9.61 bond election for improvements in the Graettinger and Terril buildings, with a security entrance for the latter and classroom improvements for the former.[8]

An election for a $9.7 million bond, held on April 3, 2018,[9] and requiring 60% or more of the voters to approve, was for a regulation gymnasium and industrial arts and science classrooms at the high school facility. It was approved on a 658-410 (61.6%) basis, with Graettinger voters voting 404–108 (78.9%) in favor, Terril voters opposing it by 195–111 (36.3% in favor), and absentee ballots favoring it on a 143–101 (57.2%) basis.[10]

Schools

The district operates three schools:[1]

  • Graettinger–Terril Elementary School, Terril
  • Graettinger–Terril Middle School, Graettinger
  • Graettinger–Terril High School, Graettinger

Graettinger–Terril High School

Athletics

The Titans compete in the Twin Lakes Conference in the following sports as G-T/R-A:[11]

  • Cross country
  • Volleyball
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Track and field
  • Golf
  • Baseball
  • Softball

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Graettinger-Terril Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Graettinger-Terril Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Iowa School District Profiles Graettinger-Terril." Iowa State University Iowa Community Indicators Program (ICIP) Department of Economics, June 2013. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 17, 2019.
  5. ↑ Voigt, Dan (December 18, 2012). "School Sharing Talks End Abruptly". Emmetsburg Reporter/Democrat. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ Padilla, Kate (February 25, 2013). "R-A agrees to G-T sharing agreement". Spencer Daily Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  7. ↑ Hurley, Brandon (January 2, 2013). "R--A school district decides to go with Emmetsburg". Dickinson County News. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Voters In Graettinger-Terril School District To Vote Sept. 12th On $9.61 Million Bond Issue". Explore Okoboji (KUOO/Y100.1/Q192, KKQJ, Extreme Country 105.7 FM). August 16, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  9. ↑ Boyes, Seth (March 27, 2018). "Graettinger-Terril bond to hit ballot". Dickinson County News. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  10. ↑ Mitchell, Russ (April 3, 2018). "G-T voters pass $9.7M bond issue". Dickinson County News. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Twin Lakes Conference". Twin Lakes Conference. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

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