Spur

What Spur does

Spur, Inc. is a private education staffing and workforce management company founded in 2016 in Huntsville, Alabama, that operates as the employer of record for hourly school support staff — including substitutes, paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers, custodians, and bus drivers — serving K-12 school districts and, more recently, municipal clients across the Southeastern United States. The company's core product is a proprietary cloud-based staffing software platform that manages the full employee lifecycle: recruitment, onboarding and training, time and attendance, payroll processing, benefits administration, assignment management, coaching, and HR compliance, accessible via web and mobile applications (iOS/Android). The platform supports a managed workforce of more than 6,000 hourly team members nationwide, with real-time staffing data enabling districts to identify vacancies and the company reporting 95-98% average fill rates and 99.5% payroll accuracy.

Spur generates revenue primarily through a managed-services model, marking up worker wages and charging service fees to school districts under multi-year contracts, with the company claiming customers save approximately 20% on average versus competing education staffing providers. The company's go-to-market is sales-led and direct, targeting K-12 procurement via dedicated account executives and supported by 24/7 customer support (90-second response SLA), complemented by a self-serve job portal (jobs.spurstaffing.com) for hourly worker acquisition. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Afterschool Labs K12, LLC, Spur has extended into turnkey after-school and summer extended-learning programs featuring a proprietary STREAM-based curriculum (Science, Reading, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics), targeting districts seeking to address learning loss and accelerate student achievement.

The company has raised $8M in a Series 2 funding round in April 2019 led by Third Prime with RiverPark Ventures participation, and operates without disclosed institutional control beyond founder/management ownership. Named customers include the 14th largest school district in the nation (139 schools, 177,000 students), multiple Alabama districts (Barbour, Gadsden City, Fort Payne City, Walker County), and a South Florida municipality. Leadership includes Crystal DiFrancesca (COO), Steve Daily (CTO), Dr. Camille Wright (Executive Director of Student Achievement), and founder/chairman Glenn Clayton.

Name

Spur

Legal name

Spur, Inc.

Website

https://spurstaffing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spur is a private education staffing platform that serves as employer of record for 6,000+ hourly K-12 school support workers across the Southeastern US, managing recruitment, payroll, compliance, and benefits through proprietary cloud and mobile software for school districts and municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Staffing Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Direct Hire (Teachers/Administrators) (BPACAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

After-School Academic Support Programs (Centers & Clubs) (EDAJALAM), Accelerated Learning & Grade Advancement Programs (EDAJAGAE)

Keywords

• K-12 education staffing
• Hourly workforce management
• After-school programming
• School district HR services
• Substitute teacher staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Education Staffing Services: Spur provides staffing services for K-12 education, placing hourly workers in schools. The company acts as the employer of record, handling payroll, benefits, compliance, and HR functions while charging fees to school districts for the staffing services. Revenue is generated through markup on worker wages and service fees.
2. Afterschool Labs Extended Learning Programs: Turnkey after-school and summer programs managed by Spur that include staffing, training, payroll processing, curriculum development, and supply procurement for school districts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Spur is an education staffing company that operates as the employer of record for hourly K-12 school support staff (substitutes, nutrition workers, custodians, bus drivers, paraprofessionals), providing recruitment, time and attendance, payroll, benefits administration, onboarding, training, assignment management, and HR compliance through its proprietary staffing software. Through its Afterschool Labs sub-brand, it also offers turnkey after-school and summer extended learning programs combining proprietary STREAM-based curriculum with full staffing, payroll, and supply procurement services.

Product overview

Spur offers an education staffing platform and related services primarily for K-12 school districts. The core product is a proprietary education staffing software platform that handles the full employee lifecycle from recruitment through retention—including time and attendance tracking, payroll processing, onboarding, training, benefits administration, assignment management, coaching, and HR support. The company also operates Afterschool Labs as a distinct sub-brand offering extended learning programs (after-school and summer) that include a proprietary STREAM curriculum along with staffing, training, payroll, and supply procurement services. Together, these offerings provide school districts with tech-forward staffing solutions and supplemental educational programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Afterschool Labs: After-school and summer extended learning programs designed to accelerate student achievement and address learning loss through STREAM-based curriculum and comprehensive program management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average fill rate range of 95-98% across all staffing assignments
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Catapult Learning: Catapult Learning provides K-12 supplemental education services including tutoring, intervention, and after-school programming to school districts nationwide. Directly comparable to Spur's Afterschool Labs subsidiary on extended learning programs, district sales motion, and STREAM/academic outcomes focus.
• Scoot Education: Scoot Education is a direct K-12 substitute teacher and support staffing agency operating in multiple states with a similar managed-services model and tech-enabled approach. Closely comparable to Spur in target customer, hourly workforce focus, and emphasis on employer-of-record service quality.
• Arey Jones Educational Solutions: Provides substitute teacher staffing and educational support services to K-12 districts, often bundled with instructional technology and curriculum. Comparable to Spur on substitute teacher placement and district-focused GTM motion.
• Aspen Personnel Solutions: Regional K-12 staffing firm specializing in substitute teachers, paraprofessionals, and food service workers, similar in service mix to Spur's hourly support roles. Closely comparable on vertical focus, employer-of-record model, and district customer base in a specific region.
• SelectedEd: SelectedEd (formerly Selected Families) provides substitute teacher staffing and paraprofessional placement for K-12 districts using a tech-enabled matching platform. Directly comparable to Spur on substitute teacher focus, district customer segment, and emphasis on fill-rate performance metrics.

Emerging players

• BellXcel: BellXcel operates evidence-based after-school and summer enrichment programs partnering with schools and districts to deliver academic and social-emotional outcomes. Comparable to Afterschool Labs on program model, district partnerships, and outcome-driven positioning in extended learning.

Broad incumbents

• Frontline Education: Frontline Education provides K-12-specific HR, recruiting, and absence management software used by thousands of school districts. Overlaps with Spur's proprietary staffing software and substitute management capabilities, though Frontline is primarily SaaS while Spur delivers managed staffing services end-to-end.
• Insight Global: Insight Global is a large national staffing firm with significant education and government verticals placing administrative, IT, and operational roles. Comparable to Spur in employer-of-record managed staffing, but at much larger scale and broader sector exposure.
• Kelly Education (Kelly Services subsidiary): Kelly Education is the largest dedicated K-12 staffing provider in the U.S. (formerly ESS), placing substitute teachers, paraprofessionals, and support staff. Directly comparable to Spur in core product offering, target customers (school districts), and employer-of-record model, but operates at significantly greater national scale as part of Kelly Services.

Others

• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the dominant K-12 student information system and talent management software provider, with substitute management modules overlapping Frontline-adjacent capabilities. Adjacent to Spur in K-12 district software ecosystem and target buyer personas (district HR/operations), but does not provide managed staffing services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/spurhr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spurwork
• Instagraminstagram.com/spurstaffing
• Xx.com/spurwork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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