Graettinger–Terril Community School District (G-T) is a rural
public school district in
Iowa, with campuses in
Graettinger and
Terril
Terril is a city in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 334 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Terril (formerly spelled Terrill) was platted in 1895.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ha ...
. The district lies within four counties:
Clay,
Dickinson,
Emmet, and
Palo Alto.
In 2013, the district had 329 students.
History
It was established on July 1, 2010, as a consolidation of the
Graettinger Community School District
Graettinger Community School District was a school district headquartered in Graettinger, Iowa.
On July 1, 2010, it merged with the Terril Community School District to form the Graettinger–Terril Community School District.Terril Community School District
Terril Community School District was a school district headquartered in Terril, Iowa.
On July 1, 2010, it merged with the Graettinger Community School District to form the Graettinger–Terril Community School District.Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District
Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Ruthven, Iowa. Also serving Ayrshire, the district is located in Palo Alto and Clay counties.
History
The district was formed on July 1, 1983, by the ...
agreed to do athletic team sharing. 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. 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.
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.
An election for a $9.7 million bond, held on April 3, 2018, 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.
Schools
The district operates three schools:
[
* 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
The Twin Lakes Conference is an athletic conference in Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bo ...
in the following sports as G-T/R-A:
See also
* List of school districts in Iowa
* List of high schools in Iowa
References
Further reading
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External links
Graettinger-Terril Community School District
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School districts in Iowa
Education in Clay County, Iowa
Education in Dickinson County, Iowa
Education in Emmet County, Iowa
Education in Palo Alto County, Iowa
2010 establishments in Iowa
School districts established in 2010