Graettinger–Terril Community School District

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
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.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

• List of school districts in Iowa
• List of high schools in Iowa