Graettinger–Terril Community School District
Public school district in Graettinger, Iowa, United States
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| Graettinger–Terril Community School District | |
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| Location | |
| United States | |
| Coordinates | 43.236389, -94.755097 |
| District information | |
| Type | Local school district |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Established | 2010 |
| Superintendent | Marshall Lewis |
| Schools | 3 |
| Budget | $7,251,000 (2020-21)[1] |
| NCES District ID | 1912810[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 354 (2022-23)[1] |
| Teachers | 32.23 FTE[1] |
| Staff | 41.81 FTE[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 10.98[1] |
| Athletic conference | Twin Lakes |
| District mascot | Titans |
| Colors | Purple, Black and Silver |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
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