Gladbrook–Reinbeck Community School District
public school district in Reinbeck, Iowa, United States
Gladbrook–Reinbeck Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Reinbeck, Iowa, serving around 500 students. The district includes sections of Black Hawk, Grundy, Marshall, and Tama counties. Communities served include Reinbeck, Gladbrook, Lincoln, and Morrison.
The district's athletic teams are known as the Rebels. Its colors are blue and silver.
History
Gladbrook Community School District and the Reinbeck Community School District consolidated in 1988 to form Gladbrook–Reinbeck Community School District.
In 2017, there was a proposal to dissolve the Gladbrook–Reinbeck district and have five other districts assume control of portions of the district, but voters turned down the proposal by 69%. The proposal was made in response to the closure of Gladbrook Elementary.
Facilities
In 2025, the district began a SAVE-funded elementary school project that includes a 7,200-square-foot addition with six classrooms, new restrooms, storage, a secure entrance, HVAC upgrades, electrical infrastructure updates, ADA-compliant restrooms, and renovations to existing classrooms.
Also in 2025, voters approved a $17.3 million bond referendum for improvements to the district's junior/senior high school.
“Gladbrook–Reinbeck Community School District” enters the record as public school district in Reinbeck, Iowa, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Gladbrook, Reinbeck and Community can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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