Editing Lyle, Minnesota (section)

== School ==
Lyle Independent School District #497 serves both the city of Lyle and the surrounding farm community.

This district is merged for purposes of [[sport|athletics]] with Austin Pacelli, a [[Catholic]] [[High school (North America)|high school]] in [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]], [[Minnesota]]. Lyle sports teams, formerly the Lyle Lions, are now the Lyle-Pacelli Athletics. Since the district is so small, Lyle-Pacelli frequently plays against schools with much larger enrollments and plays [[nine-man football]].

The Lyle area was engaged in a bitter fight over a school bond [[referendum]] from 2002 to 2005. Two groups emerged in the community: "Save our Schools and Community", a group supporting construction of a new school, and "Concerned Citizens for Lyle's Future", a group opposing the construction of a new school in favor of other less expensive solutions. In 2005, Concerned Citizens for Lyle's Future hired an anti-school-bond consultant from [[Ocheyedan, Iowa|Ocheyedan]], [[Iowa]].<ref name="2005 school consultant">{{cite news|url=http://austindailyherald.com/articles/2005/04/27/news/news1.txt |work=Austin Daily Herald |title=Mood Tense Over Lyle School Levy |date=2005-04-27 |last=Bonorden |first=Lee |access-date=2006-10-21 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
</ref> The bond passed on May 24, 2005, by a vote of 449 to 343. In this election, 98% of eligible voters participated.<ref name="2005 school referendum passes">{{cite news|url=http://austindailyherald.com/articles/2005/05/25/news/news1.txt |work=Austin Daily Herald |title=Lyle Votes to Rebuild School |date=2005-05-25 |last=Bonorden |first=Lee |access-date=2006-10-21 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
</ref> The new school has been built on the site of the former facility.
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|+ ''Lyle School Bond Referendum Voting Results, 2002-2005''<ref name="2005 school referendum countdown">{{cite news|url=http://austindailyherald.com/articles/2005/05/21/news/news1.txt |work=Austin Daily Herald |title=Countdown to Lyle Bond Vote Begins |date=2005-05-21 |last=Bonorden |first=Lee |access-date=2006-10-21 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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!  !! Bond issue size !! Votes for !! Votes against !! Margin !! Result
|-
! 2002-11-05
| $11.1 million || 276 || 356 || 80 || Rejected
|-
! 2002-12-03
| $8.05 million || 325 || 365 || 29 || Rejected
|-
! 2004-09-14
| $6.3 million || 310 || 319 || 9 || Rejected
|-
! 2005-05-24
| $8.34 million || 449 || 343 || 106 || Passed
|}