North Tama County Community School District

North Tama County Community School District (NT) is a rural public school district headquartered in Traer, Iowa. It has an elementary school and a secondary school.[2] Its schools are North Tama Elementary School and North Tama Junior-Senior High School.[3]

North Tama County Community School District
Location
Traer, Iowa
Tama County

United States
Coordinates41.662855, -92.018800
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDavid Hill
Schools2
Budget$6,022,000 (2015-16)[1]
NCES District ID1921000 [1]
Students and staff
Students470 [1](2018-19)
Teachers37.95 FTE [1]
Staff36.20 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio12.38 [1]
Athletic conferenceIowa Star
District mascotRedhawks
ColorsRed and White
   
Other information
Websitewww.n-tama.k12.ia.us

The district is entirely in Tama County. In addition to Traer it serves the municipality of Clutier,[4] as well as the unincorporated areas of Buckingham and Dinsdale.[5]

Campus

In fall 1996, a new addition to the school building was scheduled to open. A second edition of the school including a new gym entrance and junior high wing of the school opened in 2009.[6] One part of the facility was an approximately 50-seat kindergarten area, but was recently modified to become the Pre-School area.[7] The name is the Ernest A. Herink Pre-School Center.[8]

Enrollment

As of 2001, the district had approximately 625 students. In 2020, the district had 450 students.[5]

North Tama High School

Athletics

North Tama is considered in the class A for football and class 1A in all of their other sports. North Tama is in the Iowa Star Conference.

  • North Tama Football were state Champions in 2010.[9]
  • North Tama Girls' Cross Country - 5-time State Champions (1979, 1981, 1982, 2004, and 2005)[9]
  • North Tama Girls' Tack and Field - 7-time State Champions (1979, 1980, 1981, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)[9]

Activities

Started by Levitticus "Boomer" LaRue and Keith Kennedy, the high school began a tech team club in 2019.[10] The school also has clubs for FFA, FCCLA, NHS, Student Council, Art Club, Spanish Club, Band, Chorus, and Speech.

See also

References
  1. "North Tama County Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  2. "Home". North Tama County Community School District. Retrieved 2020-03-28. North Tama County Community School District 605 Walnut St Traer, IA 50675
  3. "North Tama County Community School District". Central Rivers AEA. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  4. "North Tama County" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  5. "North Tama Co. Comm. Schools". North Tama County Community School District. 2001-10-04. Archived from the original on 2001-10-04. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  6. "Planned Facility Improvements". North Tama County Community School District. 1996-11-21. Archived from the original on 1996-11-21. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  7. "Kindergarten Center". North Tama County Community School District. 1996-11-21. Archived from the original on 1996-11-21. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  8. "Elementary". North Tama County Community School District. 2003-04-09. Archived from the original on 2003-04-09. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  9. "North Tama". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  10. Eilers, CJ (2019-09-20). "North Tama introduces brand new Tech Team". Traer Star Clipper. Retrieved 2020-03-28.


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