5 4 ▁by ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁five ▁one - room ▁school house ▁districts , ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁central ized ▁school ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁board ▁in ▁August ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁Buff alo ▁Center ▁district ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁R ake ▁Community ▁School ▁District ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Center - R ake ▁district ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁that ▁district ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Lak ota ▁Community ▁School ▁District ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Center - R ake - L ak ota ▁district , ▁and ▁that ▁district ▁merged ▁into ▁North ▁Iowa ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁Center ▁has ▁a ▁high ▁school , ▁North ▁Iowa ▁Community ▁School ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁cons olid ated ▁school ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River . ▁North ▁Iowa ▁Community ▁School ▁consists ▁of ▁students ▁from ▁three ▁other ▁surrounding ▁communities : ▁Lak ota , ▁R ake , ▁and ▁Thompson . ▁The ▁school ▁mas cot ▁is ▁the ▁North ▁Iowa ▁B ison . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁Center , ▁Iowa ▁( City ▁Website ) ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁Center ▁Trib une ▁ ▁North ▁Iowa ▁Community ▁School ▁ ▁Category : C ities ▁in ▁Iowa ▁Category : C ities ▁in ▁Win ne b ago ▁County , ▁Iowa <0x0A> </s> ▁Tr imer ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁commune ▁in ▁the ▁Il le - et - V ila ine ▁department ▁of ▁Brit t any ▁in ▁north