Graettinger-Terril Elementary School

Graettinger-Terril Elementary School, a small elementary school in Terril, Iowa, part of Graettinger-Terril Comm School District, teaches 149 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 54% leaner than the state mean of about 325.

Within Graettinger-Terril Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 325 students, Graettinger-Terril Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Graettinger-Terril Elementary School shows that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Graettinger-Terril Elementary School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Graettinger-Terril Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Dickinson County's rate of about 31%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dickinson County put the typical household earns roughly $75,432 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Dickinson County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,005 students), Graettinger-Terril Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Okoboji Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Graettinger-Terril Elementary School has contracted 14%, going from 174 students in 2018 to 149 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

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