Buffalo Center–Rake–Lakota Community School District was a school district serving Buffalo Center,

Lakota Lakota may refer to: * Lakota people, a confederation of seven related Native American tribes *Lakota language, the language of the Lakota peoples Place names In the United States: * Lakota, Iowa * Lakota, North Dakota, seat of Nelson County * La ...

, and

Rake, Iowa Rake is a town in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 186 at the time of the 2020 census. Its ZIP code is 50465. History Rake was platted in 1900. The community was named after Andrew Danielson Rake, a pioneer citizen of th ...

. It was established on July 1, 1992, by the merger of the

Buffalo Center–Rake Community School District Buffalo Center–Rake Community School District was a school district serving Buffalo Center and Rake, Iowa. The district was established on July 1, 1978, with the merger of the Buffalo Center Community School District and the Rake Community Sch ...

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Lakota Community School District Lakota Consolidated School District was a school district serving Lakota, Iowa. For a number of years in the early 1970's, the Lakota Consolidated School and the neighboring Ledyard Community School District had held some joint elementary classes, ...

. The predecessor districts had already established a grade-sharing relationship between one another, as well as the

Thompson Community School District Thompson Community School District was a school district serving Thompson, Iowa. The independent school district of Thompson was incorporated in 1894. Thompson High School graduated its first class in 1900, and its last class in 1889. A horse draw ...

and the

Titonka Community School District Titonka Consolidated School District was a school district headquartered in Titonka, Iowa, United States.Woden–Crystal Lake Community School District Woden–Crystal Lake Community School District (W-CL) was a school district headquartered in Crystal Lake, Iowa. It served Crystal Lake and Woden. History Circa 1992 the Woden–Crystal Lake district began sharing administrative services and emplo ...

. In November 1995 the second merger referendum for Buffalo Center–Rake–Lakota and Thompson occurred;Dreier and Pilgrim, p. 9. this one succeeded. On July 1, 1996, it finally merged with Thompson, to become the

North Iowa Community School District North Iowa Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Buffalo Center, Iowa. The district includes sections of Kossuth and Winnebago counties. It serves Buffalo Center, Lakota, Rake, and Thompson. It was esta ...

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Defunct school districts in Iowa Education in Kossuth County, Iowa Education in Winnebago County, Iowa 1992 establishments in Iowa School districts established in 1992 1996 disestablishments in the United States Educational institutions disestablished in 1996 {{Iowa-school-stub