Lakota Consolidated School District was a school district serving

Lakota, Iowa Lakota is a city in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 267 at the time of the 2020 census. Prior to 1919, the town was known as Germania. History The present town of Lakota was originally named Germania. The original town si ...

. 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, an arrangement which was hastily abandoned when it was found to be in violation of existing Iowa law. Meanwhile, the two districts, both among Iowa's smallest, and which had begun discussing the possibility of eventual merger, were informed that such an merger would not be permitted, as the proposed new district would still have fewer than 400 students, then the minimum number required for a newly-merged district. In 1977, Ledyard opted to merge with the

Swea City Community School District The Swedes ( sv, svear; Old Norse: ''svíar'') (probably from the PIE reflexive pronominal root * s(w)e, "one's own ribesmen/kinsmen;Bandle, Oskar. 2002. The Nordic languages: an international handbook of the history of the North Germanic lang ...

, to form the North Kossuth Community School District. Meanwhile, Lakota continued on its own. In the fall of 1987, the Lakota district and 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 ...

entered into a grade-sharing arrangement in which students from both districts attended the Buffalo Center–Rake secondary school, and which had the same principal for the elementary level. The arrangement had been approved by both school boards on January 12, 1987. Each district continued to retain its own superintendent. In 1989, the

Titonka Community School District Titonka Consolidated School District was a school district headquartered in Titonka, Iowa, United States.Thompson Thompson may refer to: People * Thompson (surname) * Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician Places Australia *Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality Bulgaria * Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province Canada * ...

and Titonka school districts. Earlier that year those districts and the

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 ...

held discussions about a comprehensive plan for their region. On July 1, 1992, the Buffalo Center–Rake and Lakota districts merged into the

Buffalo Center–Rake–Lakota Community School District Buffalo Center–Rake–Lakota Community School District was a school district serving Buffalo Center, Lakota, and Rake, Iowa. It was established on July 1, 1992, by the merger of the Buffalo Center–Rake Community School District and the Lakot ...

. The grade-sharing arrangement continued with the new district until 1995. Lakota's school mascot was the Eagles, and their school colors were purple and white. Despite its small enrollment, Lakota High School's girls' basketball team had been among the area's best for a number of years, winning several State Line Conference championships, and advancing to within one game of the State Tournament in both 1975 and 1977.

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